Chaisang District

Chaisang

柴桑区
Chaisang 柴桑区
District
	Coordinates: 29°36′29″N 115°54′40″E / 29.608°N 115.911°ECoordinates: 29°36′29″N 115°54′40″E / 29.608°N 115.911°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangxi
Prefecture-level city	Jiujiang
Area
• Total	873.33 km2 (337.19 sq mi)
Population (2018)
• Total	335,600
• Density	380/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	332100

Chaisang District (simplified Chinese: 柴桑区; traditional Chinese: 柴桑區; pinyin: Cháisāng Qū), known as Jiujiang County (九江县; 九江縣; Jiǔjiāng Xiàn) before September 2017,^[1] is a district of the city of Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province, China. It has non-contiguous land area, with a smaller exclave to the northeast being separated by Lianxi District and Xunyang District.

History[]

During the Three Kingdoms era, Chaisang was a stronghold in the Eastern Wu state.^[2]

Chaisang District is divided to 3 subdistricts, 5 towns and 4 townships.^[3]

^ 九江市柴桑区揭牌仪式举行. 九江市柴桑区委区政府门户网站. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
^ Chen, Shou (1977) [280s or 290s]. Pei, Songzhi (ed.). 三國志 [Records of the Three Kingdoms]. 54. Taipei: Dingwen Printing.
^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.

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