Gongchang
巩昌镇
Coordinates: 34°59′53″N 104°38′38″E / 34.99806°N 104.64389°E / 34.99806; 104.64389
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityDingxi
CountyLongxi
Village-level divisions6 residential communities
25 villages
Elevation
1,733 m (5,686 ft)
Population
 (2000)
  Total49,475
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
748100
Area code0932

Gongchang (simplified Chinese: 巩昌; traditional Chinese: 鞏昌; pinyin: Gǒngchāng) is a town in and the county seat of Longxi County, in southeastern Gansu province, China.[1] As of 2011 it has six residential communities (社区) and 25 villages under its administration.[2]

It was the administrative centre of the historic Gongchang prefecture, which was then part of Shaanxi.[3]

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References

  1. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:陇西县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
  2. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:巩昌镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
  3. "欽定古今圖書集成/方輿彙編/職方典/鞏昌府部 - 维基文库,自由的图书馆". zh.wikisource.org. Retrieved 2021-02-10.


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