Gucheng County () is a county of northwestern
Hubei
Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The p ...
province, People's Republic of China, located in the eastern foothills of the
Daba Mountains
The Daba Mountains, also known by their Chinese name as the Dabashan, are a mountain range in Central China between the watersheds of the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers. Part of the larger Qinling mountain range, it cuts through four provinces: Si ...
. It is under the administration of
Xiangyang
Xiangyang is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hubei province, China and the second largest city in Hubei by population. It was known as Xiangfan from 1950 to 2010. The Han River runs through Xiangyang's centre and divides the city no ...
City, and is served by
G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway
The Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway (), designated as G70 and commonly referred to as the Fuyin Expressway () is an expressway that connects the cities of Fuzhou, Fujian, China, and Yinchuan, Ningxia. It is in length.
The expressway was completed ...
. , it had a total population of 540,000 residing in an area of .
Administrative divisions
Nine towns:
*
Chengguan (),
Shihua (),
Shengkang (
/),
Miaotan (),
Wushan (),
Cihe (),
Nanhe (),
Zijin (),
Lengji ()
The only township is
Zhaowan Township ()
Other areas:
*
Xieshan Forestry Area ()
Climate
References
External links
Counties of Hubei
Xiangyang
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