Ganzhou, Zhangye

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).

Ganzhou 甘州区
District
Clockwise from top: Zen Forest Gate at night, view towards the July 1 Glacier, the Zhangye Bell Tower, Zhangya railway station, and dormitories at Hexi University.
Ganzhou in Zhangye
Zhangye in Gansu
Ganzhou Location in Gansu
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.gsgz.gov.cn

Ganzhou, Zhangye
Simplified Chinese	甘州区
Traditional Chinese	甘州區
Literal meaning	Ganzhou District
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gānzhōu Qū Wade–Giles Kan-chou Ch'ü
Zhangye
Simplified Chinese	张掖
Traditional Chinese	張掖
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāngyè Wade–Giles Chang-yeh

Former names
"Can-tcheou" and other "second-order" towns of Shaan-Gan from Du Halde's 1736 Description of China, based on reports from Jesuit missionaries
Ganzhou
Chinese	甘州
Literal meaning	Sweet [Spring(s)] Prefecture
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gānzhōu Wade–Giles Kan-chou

History

Main article: Zhangye § History

Administrative divisions

Ganzhou District is divided to 5 subdistricts, 13 towns, 4 townships, 1 ethnic township and 1 other.^[2]

Subdistricts

Dongjie Subdistrict(东街街道) Nanjie Subdistrict (南街街道) Xijie Subdistrict(西街街道)

Beijie Subdistrict(北街街道) Huochezhan Subdistrict(火车站街道)

Towns

Liangjiadun (梁家墩镇) Shangqin (上秦镇) Daman (大满镇) Shajing (沙井镇) Wujiang (乌江镇) Ganjun (甘浚镇) Xindun (新墩镇)

Dangzhai (党寨镇) Jiantan (碱滩镇) Sanzha (三闸镇) Xiaoman (小满镇) Mingyong (明永镇) Chang'an (长安镇)

Townships

Longqu Township (龙渠乡) Anyang Township (安阳乡)

Huazhai Township (花寨乡) Jing'an Township (靖安乡)

Ethnic townships

• Pingshanhu Mongol Township (平山湖蒙古族乡)(ᠫᠢᠩ ᠱᠠᠨ ᠬᠤ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ, (piŋ šan ꭓu moŋɣol ündüsüten-u šiyaŋ))

Others

• Zhangye Economic and Technological Development Zone (张掖经济技术开发区)

See also

• List of administrative divisions of Gansu