Kang County

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Kang County
康县
County
Kangxian is located in Gansu
Kangxian
Kangxian
Location of the seat in Gansu
Coordinates: 33°19′44″N 105°36′32″E / 33.329°N 105.609°E / 33.329; 105.609Coordinates: 33°19′44″N 105°36′32″E / 33.329°N 105.609°E / 33.329; 105.609
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityLongnan
Area
 • Total2,958.46 km2 (1,142.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
170,717
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
746500
Websitewww.gskx.gov.cn

Kang County or Kangxian (simplified Chinese: 康县; traditional Chinese: 康縣; pinyin: Kāng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of Longnan City. The county was formed in 1928 as Wudu County, but renamed to Kang County the next year, named after the northern Zhou Dynasty place Kangzhou.[1]

Administrative divisions[]

As of 2019, the county was subdivided in 18 towns and 3 townships.[2]

Towns
  • Chengguan (城关镇)
  • Pingluo (平洛镇)
  • Dabao (大堡镇)
  • Anmenkou (岸门口镇)
  • Lianghe (两河镇)
  • Changba (长坝镇)
  • Yuntai (云台镇)
  • Yangba (阳坝镇)

-Towns are upgraded from Township.

  • Wangba (王坝镇)
  • Douba (豆坝镇)
  • Wangguan (望关镇)
  • Sitai (寺台镇)
  • Baiyang (白杨镇)
  • Tongqian (铜钱镇)
  • Sanheba (三河坝镇)
  • Nianba (碾坝镇)
  • Dananyu (大南峪镇)
  • Zhoujiaba (周家坝镇) - it is renamed from Douping (豆坪乡).
Townships
  • Miba Township(迷坝乡)
  • Dianzi Township(店子乡)
  • Taishi Township(太石乡)

Demographics[]

The county is majority Han, with Hui, Manchu, Zhuang, Tibetan, Mongolian, Yao, and Uygur minority groups. The total population is 203,400 people.[3]

Year Population Urban Rural
1999 199,570
2011 202,400 18,800 183,600
203,400

Economy[]

The economy of Kangxian is mainly based around agriculture. Crops of major importance are wheat, corn, potatoes, soybeans, and white beans. The county is also a major producer of edible mushrooms such as black wood ear,[4] it also produces a domestically popular Longshen green tea,[5] walnuts, mulberry and silkworm cocoons.[6] In recent years, eco-tourism has become of some importance.[7]

See also[]

References[]

"康县概况". Archived from the original on 26 August 2011.

  1. ^ "历史沿革". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.
  2. ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  3. ^ http://www.gskx.gov.cn/staticPage/1024/1910000/1910000.html
  4. ^ http://www.gs.xinhuanet.com/kangxian/2012-06/19/c_112243830.htm
  5. ^ http://www.moa.gov.cn/ztzl/fzcysc/200506/t20050615_393948.htm
  6. ^ "经济社会". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.
  7. ^ http://www.xinhuanet.com/2019-09/03/c_1124955586.htm


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