Gan County

Gan County 赣县
County
Gan County Location within China
Coordinates: 25°50′27″N 115°05′24″E / 25.84083°N 115.09000°ECoordinates: 25°50′27″N 115°05′24″E / 25.84083°N 115.09000°E
Country	China
Province	Jiangxi
Prefecture-level city	Ganzhou
Seat	Meilin Town
Area[1][2]
• Total	2,993.09 km^2 (1,155.64 sq mi)
Dimensions
• Length	91 km (57 mi)
• Width	34 km (21 mi)
Population (2014)[1]
• Total	641,677
• Density	210/km^2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal Code	341100
Area code(s)	0797
Vehicle registration	赣B
Website	www.ganxian.gov.cn

Gan County or Ganxian (Chinese: 赣县) is a county in the municipal region of Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province.

Administration

The location of Gan County (in red) within Jiangxi Province.

Gan County has an area of 2993.09 km².^[1][2] The county executive, legislature and judiciary are at Meilin Town (梅林镇), just upriver from the prefectural seat, together with the CPC and PSB branches. These organs oversee 19 towns & townships.

People

The population was 546,964 at the 2010 census.^[2] At the end of 2014 there were 641,677 inhabitants in Gan County, among them there were 336,054 male inhabitants and 305,623 female inhabitants. The farming population was 540,131. There were 170,729 households. 99.5% of the inhabitants of Gan County are Hakka.^[1]

Transport

• Ganzhou–Longyan Railway

References

1. "县情简介". ganxian.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-03-29.
2. "GÀN XIÀN (County)". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2016-03-29.