Guzhang County
county in the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Guzhang County (simplified Chinese: 古丈县; traditional Chinese: 古丈縣; pinyin: Gǔzhàng Xiàn) is a county of Hunan Province, China. The county is the 2nd least populous administrative unit of the counties or county-level cities (after Shaoshan City) in the province. It is under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture.
Located in the northwest of Hunan and in the east of Xiangxi Prefecture, the county is bordered to the north by Yongshun County, to the east by Yuanling County, to the south by Luxi County and Jishou City, and to the west by Baojing County. Guzhang County covers an area of 1,286.47 km2 (496.71 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 143,182 and a resident population of 131,900. The county has 7 towns under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is Guyang (古阳镇).
Ethnic groups
Guzhang County includes the following ethnic groups (Wu 2007, 2010).
Xiang (乡)
Miao (苗; Hmong pronunciation: [bɤ˧ kɑu˦˩])
Shen Miao (深苗; Hmong pronunciation: [sɔŋ˥ miau˥]): in Shanzhao (山枣) and Yezhu (野竹). Also called "Gelao" (仡佬). Their language is also called Zhang ((章话, 章语).
The public source identifies “Guzhang County” as county in the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province, China. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Guzhang, County and county.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1199697. VIAF identifies the subject as 268465407. The Library of Congress control number is nr97013424. Authority coordinates are 28.620, 109.945. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2015, 2007 and 2010.
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