Autonomous prefecture Xiangxi Postal code 4163XX Local time Sunday 3:53 PM | Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area 1,286 km² Population 144,800 (2010) | |
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Country People's Republic of China Weather 11°C, Wind NE at 13 km/h, 100% Humidity | ||
Hunan flooding 5 hour storm destroys houses in guzhang county
Guzhang County (simplified Chinese: 古丈县; traditional Chinese: 古丈縣; pinyin: Gǔzhàng Xiàn) is a county of Hunan Province, China. The county is the 2nd least populous administrative unit of the counties or county-level cities (after Shaoshan City) in the province, it is under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture.
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- Hunan flooding 5 hour storm destroys houses in guzhang county
- Map of Guzhang Xiangxi Hunan China
- Homes swept away by flash floods in guzhang county in hunan central china
- Ethnic groups
- Geology
- References
Map of Guzhang, Xiangxi, Hunan, China
Located on the western part of Hunan and the eastern Xiangxi, the county is bordered to the north by Yongshun County, to the east by Yuanling County, to the south by Luxi County and Jishou City, to the west by Baojing County. Guzhang County covers 1,286.47 km2 (496.71 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 143,182 and a resident population of 131,900. The county has 7 towns under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Guyang (古阳镇).
Homes swept away by flash floods in guzhang county in hunan central china
Ethnic groups
Guzhang County includes the following ethnic groups (Wu 2007, 2010).
Geology
The Guzhangian Age of the Cambrian Period is named after Guzhang County. In particular, the Louyixi Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point is named after the Louyixi Town in Guzhang County.