Gucun Town, Ningdu County, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province

Gucun town

Gucun Town, under the jurisdiction of Ningdu County, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, is located in the southeast of Ningdu County, bordering on Shicheng County and Ruijin city. Shiji, Yingrui expressway, national highway 356 and provincial highway 448 pass through the border. It is an important transportation and border trade town in the southeast of Ningdu. It is 42 kilometers away from the county seat and has jurisdiction over 18 administrative villages, 1 community, 283 village groups and 1 town run farm. In late 2018, the registered residence population of 42 thousand and 100 of the villages and towns.

Gucun town is a big agricultural town, which mainly focuses on rice cultivation, forming five pillar industries of tobacco, sericulture, white lotus, watermelon and navel orange. By the end of 2018, there were 26 industrial enterprises and 8 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters in Gucun town.

Historical evolution

During the period of the Republic of China, it was a solid village.

In April 1951, the 11th district was established; in 1958, liming commune was established; in 1961, gaigu village commune was established; in 1984, Gaixiang commune was established.

On September 29, 1995, Gucun township was abolished and Gucun town was established.

administrative division

As of October 2019, Gucun town has one community and 18 administrative villages: Jilong community, Gucun village, Tuanxi village, liufangnao village, Xiahe village, Huilong village, Sandao village, Hufang village, Datang Village, shangmin village, Zhongmin village, Lichun village, Wangfang village, Qishan village, Laohe village, gekou village, taobu village, Lanxi village and Shoumin village.

geographical environment

Location context

Gucun town is located in the southeast of Ningdu County, adjacent to Shicheng County in the East, Ruijin City in the south, Changsheng Town, guhou Township and Tianbu Township in the West and North. The town covers an area of 292 square kilometers.

hydrology

Qinjiang River runs through the whole town from east to west and meets Meijiang river.

natural resources

The cultivated land of Gucun town is 46000 mu, including 306000 mu of forest and mountain land. The town is rich in forest resources, with a timber forest of 260000 mu, mainly composed of pine, fir, high-quality miscellaneous trees and moso bamboo; Gucun town is rich in mineral resources, rich in potash feldspar and quartzite.

population

By the end of 2017, Gucun had a permanent population of 38000.

In late 2018, the registered residence population of 42 thousand and 100 of the towns in the village.

Economics

overview

In 2017, there were 44 enterprises in Gucun town with 251 employees.

Agriculture

Gucun is a big agricultural town, mainly for rice cultivation, forming five pillar industries of tobacco, sericulture, white lotus, watermelon and navel orange.

Industry

In 2017, there were 21 industrial enterprises in Gucun town.

In 2018, there were 26 industrial enterprises in Gucun town.

Commerce and trade

In 2018, there will be 8 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters in Gucun town.

social undertakings

The telephone and digital communication network of Gucun town covers the whole town and can be directly connected to all parts of the world; the power supply of SANMENTAN power plant with an installed capacity of 6400 kW is sufficient; and the education, health and entertainment facilities are complete.

By the end of 2017, the built-up area of Gucun town reached 4618 hectares.

traffic

Gucun town is 42 kilometers away from Ningdu county. The cement highway connects Changxia highway in the north and Xingguo station of Beijing Kowloon Railway in the West. Shiji expressway, Yingrui expressway, national highway 356 and provincial highway 448 pass through the town.

Honorary title

On July 29, 2020, Gucun town was selected into the 2017-2019 National Health township (county) naming list.