Gushi County
Gushi County .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} 固始县 | |
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 North gate of Xiushui Park | |
  Gushi County Location in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 32°11′N 115°40′E / 32.183°N 115.667°E / 32.183; 115.667Coordinates: 32°11′N 115°40′E / 32.183°N 115.667°E / 32.183; 115.667 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Xinyang |
| Area | |
| • City | 2,916 km2 (1,126 sq mi) |
| • Water | 71.8 km2 (27.7 sq mi) 2.44% |
| • Urban | 35.03 km2 (13.53 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,025 m (3,363 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 465200 |
| Area code(s) | 0376 |
| Administrative division code | 419009 |
| Website | gsxzf.gov.cn |
| Gushi County | |||||||||
 "Gushi" in Chinese | |||||||||
| Chinese | 固始 | ||||||||
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| Postal | Kushi | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | "a Solid Start" | ||||||||
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Gushi (Chinese: 固始; pinyin: Gùshǐ) is a county of 1,023,857 people directly governed by Henan province, People's Republic of China.
Contents
1 Administration
2 History
3 Geography
3.1 climate
4 Demographic
5 Transportation
6 Notable people
7 References
8 External links
Administration
Gushi has 3 subdistricts, 17 towns and 13 townships.
| Map | Subdistricts | Towns | Townships | ||||||
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| Subdivision | Chinese | Subdivision | Chinese | Subdivision | Chinese | ||||
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | |||||||||
| 1 | Liaocheng | 蓼城街道 | 4 | Chenlinzi | 陈淋子镇 | 21 | Hongbu | 洪埠乡 | |
| 2 | Xiushui | 秀水街道 | 5 | Liji | 黎集镇 | 22 | Yangji | 杨集乡 | |
| 3 | Pancheng | 番城街道 | 6 | Jiangji | 蒋集镇 | 23 | Magangji | 马堽集乡 | |
| 7 | Wangliu | 往流镇 | 24 | Caomiaoji | 草庙集乡 | ||||
| 8 | Guolutan | 郭陆滩镇 | 25 | Nandaqiao | 南大桥乡 | ||||
| 9 | Huzupu | 胡族铺镇 | 26 | Zhaogang | 赵岗乡 | ||||
| 10 | Fangji | 方集镇 | 27 | Zhanglaobu | 张老埠乡 | ||||
| 11 | Sanhejian | 三河尖镇 | 28 | Shahepu | 沙河铺乡 | ||||
| 12 | Duanji | 段集镇 | 29 | Xuji | 徐集乡 | ||||
| 13 | Wangpeng | 汪棚镇 | 30 | Lidian | 李店乡 | ||||
| 14 | Zhangguangmiao | 张广庙镇 | 31 | Fenggang | 丰港乡 | ||||
| 15 | Chenji | 陈集镇 | 32 | Liushudian | 柳树店乡 | ||||
| 16 | Wumiaoji | 武庙集镇 | 33 | Guantang | 观堂乡 | ||||
| 17 | Fenshuiting | 分水亭镇 | |||||||
| 18 | Shifodian | 石佛店镇 | |||||||
| 19 | Quanhepu | 泉河铺镇 | |||||||
| 20 | Zushimiao | 祖师庙镇 | |||||||
History
A set of bronze Niu-bells (Bianzhong) with inscriptions in Spring and Autumn Period excavated from Tomb 1, Hougudui.
Gushi County was the capital of one of the two States of Liao during the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history (771–436 BCE).
Geography
climate
| Climate data for Gushi | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6 (43) | 10 (50) | 13 (55) | 19 (66) | 24 (75) | 30 (86) | 33 (91) | 31 (88) | 26 (79) | 21 (70) | 14 (57) | 8 (46) | 20 (67) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2 (36) | 5 (41) | 9 (48) | 14 (57) | 20 (68) | 25 (77) | 29 (84) | 27 (81) | 22 (72) | 16 (61) | 9 (48) | 4 (39) | 15 (59) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2 (28) | 0 (32) | 5 (41) | 10 (50) | 16 (61) | 21 (70) | 25 (77) | 23 (73) | 18 (64) | 11 (52) | 5 (41) | 0 (32) | 11 (52) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.7 (1.209) | 40.3 (1.587) | 67.8 (2.669) | 96.6 (3.803) | 106.8 (4.205) | 142.6 (5.614) | 228.3 (8.988) | 123.8 (4.874) | 90.3 (3.555) | 63.5 (2.5) | 48.0 (1.89) | 27.6 (1.087) | 1,066.3 (41.98) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 71 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 78 | 76 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 140.1 | 131.3 | 146.2 | 165.8 | 206.8 | 222.6 | 226.9 | 234.5 | 172.8 | 183.1 | 156.7 | 152.4 | 2,139.2 |
| Source: Chorography of Gushi & Weatherbase[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Demographic
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Gushi is the most-populous county in the Henan Province, with an estimated record high of 1,734,100 citizens with registration as of 2013, according to the 2013 annual statistics report. As of the sixth national census in 2010, there are 1,023,857 residents living inside the county, showing that nearly half of the population moved out of the county without changing their residents registration status.
In 2010, the county had a population density of 348 people per square kilometer (901/mi²).
Transportation
The Nanjing–Xi'an Railway along as G40 Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway passing through the southern side of Gushi from the east to the west, connect the county with Xinyang and Hefei. A branch line, S39 Huaibin-Gushi Expressway links the county seat to the national expressway network from north to south. One major railway station located in the Town of Duanji in the southern part of the county and three intersections of the expressways have connections with local roads in the central and southern area. The national highway network, connecting other counties in this region, consists of three different routes: Line 220, Line 312 and Line 328. In the north border to Anhui, Huai River flowing from the west to the east serves as a class III Waterway.
Notable people
Chen Yuanguang, Sacred Prince, Developer of Zhangzhou
Wang Shenzhi, the founder of the Min Kingdom on the southeast coast of China
References
^ 信阳市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 (in Chinese). 信阳市统计局. Retrieved 2011-10-17..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Chorography of Gushi(Chinese:固始县志) (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Central China Ancient Books Publishing House(Chinese:中州古籍出版社). 1992. p. 116. ISBN 7-5348-1232-1.
^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Gushi, China". Weatherbase. 2009.
^ 固始县志 & 嘉靖, 民物志第四·户口
^ 固始县志 & 顺治, 卷之四·户口
^ （五八）固始. 河南统计月报 (in Chinese). 开封: 河南省政府秘书处. 2 (7): 129–134. 1936. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
^ 固始县志 1992, p. 131
^ 河南统计年鉴1991 (in Chinese). 北京: 中国统计出版社. 1991. ISBN 7-5037-0589-2.
^ 河南统计年鉴1996 (in Chinese). 北京: 中国统计出版社. 1996. ISBN 7-5037-3508-2.
^ 河南统计年鉴2001 (in Chinese). 北京: 中国统计出版社. 2001. ISBN 7-5037-3508-2.
^ 河南统计年鉴2006 (in Chinese). 北京: 中国统计出版社. 2006. ISBN 7-5037-4899-0.
^ 河南统计年鉴2011 (in Chinese). 北京: 中国统计出版社. 2011. ISBN 978-7-5037-6303-8.
^ 河南统计年鉴2014 (in Chinese). 北京: 中国统计出版社. 2014.
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gushi County. |
- Gushi Information Network
- Gushi County government
A Survey of Gushi - China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
Rural China's office politics - November 2007 BBC News article on Gushi County
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