Gong County

Gong County or Gongxian is a county located in southern , China. It is under the administration of city. It is mainly known to travelers for the hanging coffins, a site which dates back nearly 3,000 years and is attributed to the Bo people, who died out around 400 years ago.
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  • Type: City with 122,000 residents
  • Description: county
  • Also known as: Gong”, “Gong County, Sichuan”, “Gongxian”, and “Kung Hsien

Gong County

Latitude
28.442° or 28° 26′ 31″ north
Longitude
104.7082° or 104° 42′ 29″ east
Population
122,000
Elevation
829 metres (2,720 feet)
Open location code
7PW6CPR5+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6207268537
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1810079
Wiki­data ID
Q1200331
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Wu Chinese—“Gong County” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Gong Xian
  • Chinese: Kióng-koān
  • Chinese: 珙县
  • Chinese: 珙縣
  • Dutch: Gong
  • French: Comte de Gong
  • French: Comté de gong
  • French: Gongxian
  • French: xian de Gong
  • French: Xian de Gong
  • Gan Chinese: 珙县
  • German: Gong
  • Hakka Chinese: Kiúng-yen
  • Italian: Contea di Gong
  • Japanese: 珙県
  • Korean: 궁현
  • Min Nan Chinese: Kióng-koān
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gong
  • Norwegian: Gong
  • Persian: شهرستان گونگ
  • Russian: Гунсянь
  • Swedish: Gong, Yibin
  • Swedish: Gong
  • Vietnamese: Củng, Nghi Tân
  • Vietnamese: Củng
  • Wu Chinese: 珙县

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