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Zhanggong 章贡区
District
Location in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 25°50′52″N 114°54′07″E / 25.84778°N 114.90194°E / 25.84778; 114.90194
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangxi
Prefecture-level city	Ganzhou
Area
• Total	479 km (185 sq mi)
Population
• Total	768,996
• Density	1,600/km (4,200/sq mi)
Postal Code	341000
Language	Ganzhou dialect [zh]

Zhanggong District (simplified Chinese: 章贡区; traditional Chinese: 章貢區; pinyin: Zhānggòng Qū) is the administrative center of the prefecture-level city of Ganzhou in the south of Jiangxi Province, China. The oldest part of Ganzhou's ancient sewage system named Fushou Gou (福寿沟; 'Happiness and Longevity Ditch'), which was built during the eleventh century AD and still in use today, is located in Zhanggong District.

As of 2021, the district covers an area of 479 square kilometers, and has a population of 768,996.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Zhanggong District has 7 subdistricts and 8 townships.

7 subdistricts

8 towns

Transportation

Ganzhou railway station is located here.

References

1. "Ganzhou: Song Dynasty sewage system still in service today", Guangming Daily website, in Chinese
2. "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.

External links

• Official website of Zhanggong District: Chinese, English

• Ganzhou
• County-level divisions of Jiangxi