Ganxian District

Ganxian
赣县区
District

Location in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 25°50′27″N 115°05′24″E / 25.84083°N 115.09000°E / 25.84083; 115.09000Coordinates: 25°50′27″N 115°05′24″E / 25.84083°N 115.09000°E / 25.84083; 115.09000
Country People's Republic of China
Province Jiangxi
Prefecture-level city Ganzhou
Seat Meilin Town
Area[1][2]
 • Total 2,993.09 km2 (1,155.64 sq mi)
Dimensions
 • Length 91 km (57 mi)
 • Width 34 km (21 mi)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 641,677
 • Density 210/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code 341100
Area code(s) 0797
Vehicle registration 赣B
Website www.ganxian.gov.cn

Ganxian District (simplified Chinese: 赣县区; traditional Chinese: 贛縣區; pinyin: Gànxiàn Qū) is a district in the municipal region of Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province.

Administration

Ganxian has an area of 2,993.09 km2 (1,155.64 sq mi).[1][2] The district executive, legislature and judiciary are at Meilin Town (梅林镇), just upriver from the prefectural seat, together with the CPC and PSB branches. These organs oversee 19 towns & townships.

People

The population was 546,964 at the 2010 census.[2] At the end of 2014 there were 641,677 inhabitants in Ganxian, among them there were 336,054 male inhabitants and 305,623 female inhabitants. The farming population was 540,131. There were 170,729 households. 99.5% of the inhabitants of Ganxian are Hakka.[1]

Transport

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "县情简介". ganxian.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  2. 1 2 3 "GÀN XIÀN (County)". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2016-03-29.


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