Gantang, Jingzhou County

Gantang Town
Chinese transcription(s)
  Simplified甘棠镇
  Traditional甘棠鎮
  PinyinGāntáng Zhèn
Gantang Town
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°43′05″N 109°46′31″E / 26.718158°N 109.775416°E / 26.718158; 109.775416
Country China
ProvinceHunan
PrefectureHuaihua
Autonomous countyJingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County
Area
  Total
134.6 km2 (52.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
24,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
418405
Area code0745

Gantang (Chinese: 甘棠镇) is a rural town in Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County, Hunan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 24,000 and an area of 134.6 square kilometres (52.0 sq mi). Miao and Dong people account for 86.7% of the total population in the town. It has the reputation of "granary" and "fruit town" in Jingzhou County. It is surrounded by Shaxi Township on the north, Taiyangping Township on the west, Wenxi Township on the east, and Quyang Town on the south.