Gong'an County

Gong'an County
公安县
County
Gong'an

Location in Hubei

Coordinates: 29°56′N 112°10′E / 29.933°N 112.167°E / 29.933; 112.167Coordinates: 29°56′N 112°10′E / 29.933°N 112.167°E / 29.933; 112.167
Country People's Republic of China
Province Hubei
Prefecture-level city Jingzhou
Area
 • Total 2,257.5 km2 (871.6 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Total 1,020,000
 • Density 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 434300
Area code(s) 0716

Gong'an County (simplified Chinese: 公安县; traditional Chinese: 公安縣; pinyin: Gōng'ān Xiàn) is a county in southern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan to the south. It is under the administration of Jingzhou City.

Administration

The county oversees 14 towns (镇) and two townships (乡) as of 2005. Altogether 60 neighbourhood committees (居委会) and 326 village committees (村委会) come under the county's jurisdiction. The new county seat for executive, legislative and judiciary and for the CPC and PSB branches, is Douhudi Town (斗湖堤镇) (pop. 131,865).[1]

Gong'an's other towns -

Township

Gong'an in the News

In 2009 April the county drew nationwide ridicule after media reported that Gong'an officials had ordered civil servants and employees of state-owned companies to buy a total of 23,000 packs / year of a Hubei brand of cigarette. Departments whose employees failed to buy enough or who bought other brands would be fined.

The officials were undaunted, saying that the increased revenue from the cigarette tax would buoy the local economy. After several weeks of embarrassment, they relented, posting a short message on their government Web site:

Notes and references

  1. ↑ http://baike.baidu.com/view/48199.htm
  2. ↑ laFraniere, Sharon; "Salute All Cars, Kids. It's a Rule in China."; New York Times, 2009 Oct 25
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