Gantang, Jingzhou County
Gantang Town | |
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| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Simplified | 甘棠镇 |
| • Traditional | 甘棠鎮 |
| • Pinyin | Gāntáng Zhèn |
Gantang Town Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 26°43′05″N 109°46′31″E / 26.718158°N 109.775416°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture | Huaihua |
| Autonomous county | Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County |
| Area | |
• Total | 134.6 km2 (52.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 24,000 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 418405 |
| Area code | 0745 |
Gantang (Chinese: 甘棠镇) is a rural town in Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County, Hunan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 24,000 and an area of 134.6 square kilometres (52.0 sq mi). Miao and Dong people account for 86.7% of the total population in the town. It has the reputation of "granary" and "fruit town" in Jingzhou County. It is surrounded by Shaxi Township on the north, Taiyangping Township on the west, Wenxi Township on the east, and Quyang Town on the south.