Ganzhu (Chinese: 甘竹; pinyin: Gānzhú; lit. 'Sugarcane bamboo[1]') is an industry-based[3] town lying on the Fu River in northern Guangchang County, Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China. During the Song dynasty, it was called Lumaozhou (蘆毛洲). Ganzhu is adjacent in the east to Qianshan Township, in the south to Xujiang (a town), a recreation farm to its west and Nanfeng County to the north, which it borders. Ganzhuwei (甘竹圩), its town government, resides 13 kilometres away from the county seat. Also nicknamed the "first town of Xuyuan" (盱源首镇),[1] Ganzhu has at least 20 attractions, one of which is the world's largest lotus field. The town consists of 4,761 households[4] and as of 2020 governs one residential community and the following 12 villages:[5]

  • Ganzhu Village
  • Luojia Village (罗家村)
  • Elong Village (鹅龙村)
  • Zhuxi Village (洙溪村)
  • Pingshang Village (坪上村)
  • Longxi Village (龙溪村)
  • Chaohua Village (朝华村)
  • Datian Village (答田村)
  • Dasheng Village (大嵊村)
  • Zhangshu Village (樟树村)
  • Tushi Village (图石村)
  • Dongyuan Village (东源村)
Ganzhu
甘竹镇
Town
Ganzhu is located in China
Ganzhu
Ganzhu
Location in China
Ganzhu is located in Asia
Ganzhu
Ganzhu
Ganzhu (Asia)
Ganzhu is located in Earth
Ganzhu
Ganzhu
Ganzhu (Earth)
Coordinates: 26°56′54″N 116°22′17″E / 26.94833°N 116.37139°E / 26.94833; 116.37139
CountryChina
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityFuzhou
CountyGuangchang County
Area
 • Total
114 km2 (44 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total
24,236
Economic sectors of employment
 • Primary21,536
 • Other or unemployed2,700
Ethnicity
 • Han100%
Postal code
344901 [2]
Area code0794 [2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "甘竹镇卫星地图 - 江西省抚州市广昌县甘竹镇、村地图浏览". www.meet99.com.
  2. ^ a b "广昌县邮编_抚州市广昌县邮编_抚州市广昌县邮政编码". post.8684.cn.
  3. ^ "The People's Government of FuZhou Urban Development Plan Chapter II The City's Urban System Planning". english.jxfz.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  4. ^ "甘竹镇卫星地图 - 江西省抚州市广昌县甘竹镇、村地图浏览". www.meet99.com. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  5. ^ 2020年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:甘竹镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 8 April 2021.