Cang County

Cang County 沧县
County
Cangxian Location of the seat in Hebei
Coordinates: 38°19′N 116°52′E / 38.317°N 116.867°E / 38.317; 116.867Coordinates: 38°19′N 116°52′E / 38.317°N 116.867°E / 38.317; 116.867
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Cangzhou
Area
• Total	1,527 km2 (590 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	650,000
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	061000
Area code(s)	0317

Cang County or Cangxian (simplified Chinese: 沧县; traditional Chinese: 滄縣; pinyin: Cāng Xiàn) is a county of Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of Cangzhou City. County government offices are located in Xinhua District.

In 2005, Chinese archaeologists unearthed what is being called the Chinese equivalent of Italy's Pompeii. The find in question, located near Liumengchun Village (柳孟春村) in Cang County, is a buried settlement destroyed nearly 700 years ago by a major earthquake. Another possible explanation may be the four successive floods which hit the area around the time when the settlement met its sudden end. The settlement appears to have been a booming commercial center during the Song dynasty.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative Divisions[]

Towns: (兴济镇), (旧州镇), (杜生镇), (崔尔庄镇)

Townships: (张官屯乡), (汪家铺乡), (仵龙堂乡), (刘家庙乡), (风化店乡), (姚官屯乡), (大官厅乡), (高川乡), (黄递铺乡), (纸房头乡), (薛官屯乡), (捷地回族乡), (杜林回族乡), (李天木回族乡), (大褚村回族乡)

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