Gu County
Gu County
古县 | |
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Guxian Location of the seat in Shanxi | |
Coordinates: 36°16′03″N 111°55′11″E / 36.26750°N 111.91972°ECoordinates: 36°16′03″N 111°55′11″E / 36.26750°N 111.91972°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shanxi |
Prefecture-level city | Linfen |
Area | |
• Total | 1,196 km2 (462 sq mi) |
Population (2010)[2] | |
• Total | 91,798 |
• Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 042400 |
Website | http://www.guxian.gov.cn/ |
Gu County or Guxian (simplified Chinese: 古县; traditional Chinese: 古縣; pinyin: Gǔ Xiàn) is a county in the south of Shanxi Province, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Linfen.[1] The county spans an area of 1,196 square kilometers, and has a population of 91,798 as of 2010.[1][2]
History[]
The area was first incorporated under Emperor Xiaozhuang of the Northern Wei Dynasty in 528 CE under the name Anze County (安泽县).[3] The county was placed under the administration of upon its formation in 596 CE, during the Sui Dynasty.[3]
In 606 CE the Anze County was renamed to Yueyang County (岳阳县).[3] Yueyang County underwent numerous boundary changes, but retained its name until 1914, when its name was reverted to Anze County.[3] During the Republic of China, the county belonged to , but underwent various reorganizations during the Japanese Invasion of China.[3]
In August 1971, Gu County was formed with seven townships from Anze County and three from Fushan County.[3] In 1973, the county center was built up from (张家沟村) and (湾里村).[3]
Geography[]
Gu County spans an area of 1,196 kilometers, and ranges in altitude from 590 meters to 2,346 meters in height.[1] The main rivers which flow through the county include the , the , the , the , and the .[1]
Administrative divisions[]
The county is divided into four towns and three townships.[1][4] The county government is stationed in the town of .[1]
The county's four towns are Yueyang, [1][4]
, , and .The county's three townships are [1][4]
, , and .References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 古县概况地图. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2016-10-18. Archived from the original on 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ a b 临汾市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报. web.archive.org (in Chinese). 2011-06-16. Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g 历史渊源. Gu County People's Government Web Portal (in Chinese). 2013-06-20. Archived from the original on 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ a b c 2019年统计用区划代码. www.stats.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- County-level divisions of Shanxi