Ganzhou, Zhangye
District in Gansu, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ganzhou District, formerly the separate city of Ganzhou or Kanchow, is a district in and the seat of the prefecture-level city of Zhangye in Gansu Province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north and northeast. Ganzhou was an important outpost in western China and, along with Suzhou (now the central district of Jiuquan), it is the namesake of the province. As a settlement, it is now known as Zhangye after the prefecture it heads. The name "Gansu" originates as a combination of Ganzhou and Suzhou (肃州).
Quick Facts 甘州区, Country ...
Ganzhou
甘州区 | |
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Coordinates: 38°56′38″N 100°24′54″E | |
Country | China |
Province | Gansu |
Prefecture-level city | Zhangye |
District seat | Dongjie Subdistrict |
Area | |
• Total | 4,240 km2 (1,640 sq mi) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 519,096 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 734000 |
Website | www |
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Quick Facts Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese ...
Ganzhou, Zhangye | |||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 甘州区 | ||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 甘州區 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Ganzhou District | ||||||||
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Zhangye | |||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 张掖 | ||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 張掖 | ||||||||
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Quick Facts Former names, Chinese ...
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Ganzhou | |||||||||
Chinese | 甘州 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Sweet [Spring(s)] Prefecture | ||||||||
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