Ganzhou District, formerly the separate city of Ganzhou or Kanchow, is a district in and the seat of the prefecture-level city of Zhangye in Gansu Province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north and northeast. Ganzhou was an important outpost in western China and, along with Suzhou (now the central district of Jiuquan), it is the namesake of the province. As a settlement, it is now known as Zhangye after the prefecture it heads. The name "Gansu" originates as a combination of Ganzhou and Suzhou (肃州).

Ganzhou
甘州区
Clockwise from top: Zen Forest Gate at night, view towards the July 1 Glacier, the Zhangye Bell Tower, Zhangya railway station, and dormitories at Hexi University.
Ganzhou in Zhangye
Ganzhou in Zhangye
Zhangye in Gansu
Zhangye in Gansu
Ganzhou is located in Gansu
Ganzhou
Ganzhou
Location in Gansu
Coordinates: 38°56′38″N 100°24′54″E / 38.944°N 100.415°E / 38.944; 100.415
CountryChina
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityZhangye
District seatDongjie Subdistrict
Area
 • Total4,240 km2 (1,640 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total519,096
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
734000
Websitewww.gsgz.gov.cn
Ganzhou, Zhangye
Simplified Chinese甘州
Traditional Chinese甘州
Literal meaningGanzhou District
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGānzhōu Qū
Wade–GilesKan-chou Ch'ü
Zhangye
Simplified Chinese张掖
Traditional Chinese張掖
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāngyè
Wade–GilesChang-yeh
Former names
"Can-tcheou" and other "second-order" towns of Shaan-Gan from Du Halde's 1736 Description of China, based on reports from Jesuit missionaries
Ganzhou
Chinese甘州
Literal meaningSweet [Spring(s)] Prefecture
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGānzhōu
Wade–GilesKan-chou

History

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Administrative divisions

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Ganzhou District is divided to 5 subdistricts, 13 towns, 4 townships, 1 ethnic township and 1 other.[2]

Subdistricts
  • Dongjie Subdistrict(东街街道)
  • Nanjie Subdistrict (南街街道)
  • Xijie Subdistrict(西街街道)
  • Beijie Subdistrict(北街街道)
  • Huochezhan Subdistrict(火车站街道)
Towns
  • Liangjiadun (梁家墩镇)
  • Shangqin (上秦镇)
  • Daman (大满镇)
  • Shajing (沙井镇)
  • Wujiang (乌江镇)
  • Ganjun (甘浚镇)
  • Xindun (新墩镇)
  • Dangzhai (党寨镇)
  • Jiantan (碱滩镇)
  • Sanzha (三闸镇)
  • Xiaoman (小满镇)
  • Mingyong (明永镇)
  • Chang'an (长安镇)
Townships
  • Longqu Township (龙渠乡)
  • Anyang Township (安阳乡)
  • Huazhai Township (花寨乡)
  • Jing'an Township (靖安乡)
Ethnic townships
  • Pingshanhu Mongol Township (平山湖蒙古族乡)(ᠫᠢᠩ ᠱᠠᠨ ᠬᠤ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ, (piŋ šan ꭓu moŋɣol ündüsüten-u šiyaŋ))
Others
  • Zhangye Economic and Technological Development Zone (张掖经济技术开发区)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "张掖市第七次全国人口普查公报" (in Chinese). Government of Zhangye. 2021-06-01.
  2. ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.