Gong'an County

Gong'an County (simplified Chinese: 公安县; traditional Chinese: 公安縣; pinyin: Gōng'ān Xiàn) is a county in southern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan to the south. It is under the administration of Jingzhou City.

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Gong'an County

公安县

Kungan
County
Monument to the Consolidation of the Red Armies- located at the Nanping Confucian Temple
Location of the county in Jingzhou, Hubei
Gong'an
Location of the seat in Hubei
Coordinates: 29°56′N 112°10′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture-level cityJingzhou
Area
 • Total2,258 km2 (872 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total881,128
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
434300
Area code(s)0716
Websitehttp://www.gongan.gov.cn/

History

During the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era, Gong'an County was known as Youjiangkou and was a part of Jingzhou Province. It was a camp for Liu Bei's forces during the Sun–Liu territorial dispute.[2]

In April 2009, the county drew nationwide ridicule after media reported that Gong'an officials had ordered civil servants and employees of state-owned companies to buy a total of 23,000 packs / year of a Hubei brand of cigarette. Departments whose employees failed to buy enough or who bought other brands would be fined. The officials were undaunted, saying that the increased revenue from the cigarette tax would buoy the local economy. After several weeks of embarrassment, they relented, posting a short message on their government Web site: "We have decided to remove this edict."[3]

Administrative divisions

The county oversees 14 towns (镇) and two townships (乡) as of 2016. Altogether 59 neighbourhood committees (居委会), 321 village committees (村委会) and 3,337 village groups come under the county's jurisdiction.[1][4][5] The new county seat for executive, legislative and judiciary and for the CPC and PSB branches, is Douhudi.

Fourteen towns:

Two townships:

Notes and references
  1. 公安县历史沿革 [Gong'an County Historical Development] (in Chinese). XZQH.org. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2018. 1996年，公安县面积2258平方千米{...}2010年第六次人口普查，公安县常住总人口881128人，其中：埠河镇81365人，斗湖堤镇146148人，夹竹园镇40224人，闸口镇45945人，杨家厂镇43568人，麻豪口镇55232人，藕池镇38776人，黄山头镇34105人，孟家溪镇37006人，南平镇45517人，章庄铺镇57236人，狮子口镇54366人，斑竹垱镇63061人，毛家港镇60745人，甘家厂乡37294人，章田寺乡40540人。
  2. Luo, Guanzhong (2004). Roberts, Moss (ed.). San Guo Yan Yi. University of California Press. p. 1050.
  3. LaFraniere, Sharon (25 October 2009). "Salute All Cars, Kids. It's a Rule in China". New York Times. Retrieved 21 July 2018. In April, one county in Hubei Province in central China drew nationwide ridicule after officials ordered civil servants and employees of state-owned companies to buy a total of 23,000 packs of the province’s brand of cigarettes every year. Departments whose employees failed to buy enough cigarettes or bought other Chinese brands would be fined, the media reported. County officials said the increased revenue from the cigarette tax would buoy the local economy. After several weeks of embarrassment, Gongan County officials posted a short message on the government’s Web site that read: “We have decided to remove this edict.”
  4. 2016年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：公安县 [2016 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Gong'an County]. National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2018. 统计用区划代码 名称 421022100000 埠河镇 421022101000 斗湖堤镇 421022102000 夹竹园镇 421022103000 闸口镇 421022104000 杨家厂镇 421022105000 麻豪口镇 421022106000 藕池镇 421022107000 黄山头镇 421022108000 孟家溪镇 421022109000 南平镇 421022110000 章庄铺镇 421022111000 狮子口镇 421022112000 斑竹垱镇 421022113000 毛家港镇 421022200000 甘家厂乡 421022201000 章田寺乡
  5. 行政区划 [Administrative Divisions] (in Chinese). Gong'an County People's Government. Retrieved 19 July 2018. 2014年末，公安县辖斗湖堤、埠河、夹竹园、闸口、杨家厂、麻豪口、藕池、黄山头、孟家溪、南平、章庄铺、狮子口、斑竹垱、毛家港14个镇和甘家厂、章田寺2个乡；领导59个居民委员会、321个村民委员会；下设3337个村民小组。
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