Gaocheng District

Gaocheng 藁城区
District
Gaocheng Location in Hebei
Coordinates: 38°01′N 114°51′E / 38.017°N 114.850°ECoordinates: 38°01′N 114°51′E / 38.017°N 114.850°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Shijiazhuang
Township-level divisions	13 towns 1 ethnic township
Municipal seat	Lianzhou
Area
• Total	836 km^2 (323 sq mi)
Elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	775,100
• Density	930/km^2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	052100
Area code(s)	0311
Website	gc.gov.cn

Gaocheng (Chinese: 藁城) is a district under the administration of Shijiazhuang in southwestern Hebei province, People's Republic of China, on the upper reaches of the Hutuo River (滹沱河). The city has a total area of 836 square kilometres (323 sq mi) and in 2010 had a population of 743,000.^[1]

History

In 113 BCE, during the Western Han Dynasty, Cheng County (城縣) was established, and renamed as Gaocheng County (藁城縣) during the Yuan Dynasty. The present county-level was established in July 1989.

Administrative divisions

There are 13 towns and 1 township.^[2]

Towns:

• Lianzhou (廉州镇), Gangshang (岗上镇), Nandong (南董镇), Xing'an (兴安镇), Nanmeng (南孟镇), Meihua (梅花镇), Chang'an (常安镇), Zengcun (增村镇), Xiguan (西关镇), Zhangjiazhuang (张家庄镇), Jiashizhuang (贾市庄镇), Qiutou (丘头镇), Nanying (南营镇)

Townships:

• Jiumen Hui Ethnic Township (九门回族乡)

Transport

• Shijiazhuang−Dezhou Railroad
• G1811 Huanghua−Shijiazhuang Expressway
• China National Highway 307

References

1. (Chinese) Gaocheng overview, from the official government page
2. (Chinese) Geographic information, from the official government page

External links

• (Chinese) Gaocheng Window, official government page