Liangdang County

Liangdang County (simplified Chinese: 两当县; traditional Chinese: 兩當縣; pinyin: Liǎngdāng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Longnan City, in the southeast of Gansu Province of China. It has a land area of 1,374 km2 (531 sq mi), and a population of 50,000 in 2004. The postal code is 742400. The county seat is located in Chengguan Town. In 2017 it was the poorest county in Gansu.[1]

Liangdang County

两当县

Liangtang
Liangdang
Location of the seat in Gansu
Coordinates: 33°47′55″N 106°23′43″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityLongnan
Area
  Total1,408.73 km2 (543.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total50,429
  Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
742400

Liangdang is best known in China for the April 1932 Liangdang Uprising, launched by Xi Zhongxun.[2]

Administrative divisions

Liangdang County is divided to 6 towns and 6 townships.

Towns
  • Chengguan (城关镇)

-Towns are upgraded from Township.

  • Zhan'erxiang (站儿巷镇
  • Xipo (西坡镇)
  • Yangdian (杨店镇)
  • Xianlong,Yunping (显龙镇)
  • Yunping (云屏镇)
Townships
  • Zuojia Township(左家乡)
  • Yuchi Township(鱼池乡)
  • Xinghua Township(兴化乡)
  • Zhangjia Township(张家乡)
  • Taishan Township(泰山乡)
  • Jindong Township(金洞乡)

-Former Townships are merged to other.

  • Taiyang Township(太阳乡)
  • Guangjin Township(广金乡)

References

  1. 甘肃最穷的三个县, 你的家乡上榜了吗? (in Chinese). 19 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017.
  2. "两当兵变".
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