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Guzhang

Guzhang County
古丈县
County
Guzhang is located in Hunan
Guzhang
Guzhang
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°37′01″N 109°57′04″E / 28.617°N 109.951°E / 28.617; 109.951Coordinates: 28°37′01″N 109°57′04″E / 28.617°N 109.951°E / 28.617; 109.951
Country People's Republic of China
Province Hunan
Autonomous prefecture Xiangxi
Area
 • Total 1,286.23 km2 (496.62 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 144,800
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 4163XX

Guzhang County (simplified Chinese: 古丈县; traditional Chinese: 古丈縣; pinyin: Gǔzhàng Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture. Guzhang is also the 2nd smallest administrative unit (after Shaoshan City) by population in the counties and county-level cities of Hunan province.

Guzhang County includes the following ethnic groups (Wu 2007, 2010).

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.



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