Gongchang

Gongchang is a town in and the county seat of , in southeastern province, . As of 2011 it has six residential communities and 25 villages under its administration.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 200,000 residents
  • Description: town in China
  • Also known as: “Gongchang, Gansu”, “Gunchan”, “Kung-ch’ang”, “Kung-ch’eng”, “Kungchangfu”, “Longxi”, “Lung-hsi”, “Lung-hsi-hsien”, “Lungsi”, “Lungsihsien”, “巩昌”, and “陇西县”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Longxi.

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is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of in the southeast of Province, China. Referred to in ancient times as Commandery, it is notably the origin of the Li lineage, from which the Tang dynasty's ruling House of Li descends.

Gongchang

Latitude
35.00575° or 35° 0′ 21″ north
Longitude
104.6416° or 104° 38′ 30″ east
Population
200,000
Elevation
1,737 metres (5,699 feet)
Open location code
8P762J4R+7J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8124490781
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
7517793
Wiki­data ID
Q1397213
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Wu Chinese—“Gongchang” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Gongchang”
  • Cebuano: “Gongchang Zhen (kapital sa munisipyo sa Republikang Popular sa Tsina, Gansu Sheng, lat 35,00, long 104,64)”
  • Cebuano: “Gongchang Zhen”
  • Chinese: “巩昌镇”
  • Chinese: “鞏昌鎮”
  • Gan Chinese: “巩昌镇”
  • Japanese: “隴西県”
  • Japanese: “鞏昌鎮”
  • Persian: “گونگچانگ، گانسو”
  • Persian: “گونگچانگ”
  • Russian: “Лунси”
  • Swedish: “Gongchang, Gansu”
  • Swedish: “Gongchang”
  • Welsh: “Gongchang”
  • Wu Chinese: “巩昌镇”

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