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Gu County
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Gu County |
| native_name | 古县 |
| native_name_lang | zh-Hans |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| settlement_type | County |
| pushpin_map | China Shanxi |
| pushpin_label | Guxian |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of the seat in Shanxi |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | People's Republic of China |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Shanxi |
| subdivision_type2 | Prefecture-level city |
| subdivision_name2 | Linfen |
| area_total_km2 | 1196 |
| population_as_of | 2010 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| coordinates | |
| timezone | China Standard |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| website | http://www.guxian.gov.cn/ |
| population_total | 91798 |
| postal_code | 042400 |
| area_footnotes | |
| population_footnotes |
Gu County or Guxian () is a county in the south of Shanxi Province, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Linfen. The county spans an area of 1,196 square kilometers, and has a population of 91,798 as of 2010.
History
The area was first incorporated under Emperor Xiaozhuang of the Northern Wei dynasty in 528 CE under the name Anze County (). The county was placed under the administration of upon its formation in 596 CE, during the Sui dynasty.
In 606 CE the Anze County was renamed to Yueyang County (). Yueyang County underwent numerous boundary changes, but retained its name until 1914, when its name was reverted to Anze County. During the Republic of China, the county belonged to , but underwent various reorganizations during the Japanese Invasion of China.
In August 1971, Gu County was formed with seven townships from Anze County and three from Fushan County. In 1973, the county center was built up from Zhangjiagou Village () and Wanli Village ().
Geography
Gu County spans an area of 1,196 kilometers, and ranges in altitude from 590 meters to 2,346 meters in height. The main rivers which flow through the county include the Jian River, the Shibi River, the Lin River, the Guxian River, and the Caizi River.
Climate
| Jan record high C = 19.0 | Jan record low C = -18.2 | Feb record high C = 23.4 | Feb record low C = -17.7 | Mar record high C = 29.2 | Mar record low C = -10.9 | Apr record high C = 34.0 | Apr record low C = -5.6 | May record high C = 36.8 | May record low C = 0.2 | Jun record high C = 39.3 | Jun record low C = 6.7 | Jul record high C = 38.9 | Jul record low C = 14.0 | Aug record high C = 39.7 | Aug record low C = 9.6 | Sep record high C = 36.6 | Sep record low C = 1.5 | Oct record high C = 30.5 | Oct record low C = -5.7 | Nov record high C = 24.8 | Nov record low C = -15.0 | Dec record high C = 16.4 | Dec record low C = -20.1 all-time August record high
Administrative divisions
The county is divided into four towns and three townships. The county government is stationed in the town of .
The county's four towns are Yueyang, , , and .
The county's three townships are , , and .
References
References
- (2016-10-18). link
- (2011-06-16). link
- (2013-06-20). link
- link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
- "Sina Visitor System". weatherman_信欣 on [[Weibo]].
- (2019). link
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