Chaisang District

Chaisang District (simplified Chinese: 柴桑区; traditional Chinese: 柴桑區; pinyin: Cháisāng Qū), known as Jiujiang County (九江县; 九江縣; Jiǔjiāng Xiàn) before September 2017,[1] is a district of the city of Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province, China. It has non-contiguous land area, with a smaller exclave to the northeast being separated by Lianxi District and Xunyang District.

Chaisang

柴桑区
District
Coordinates: 29°36′29″N 115°54′40″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityJiujiang
Area
 • Total873.33 km2 (337.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total335,600
 • Density380/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
332100

History

During the Three Kingdoms era, Chaisang was a stronghold in the Eastern Wu state.[2]

Administrative divisions

Chaisang District is divided to 3 subdistricts, 5 towns and 4 townships.[3]

3 subdistricts
  • Shahe (沙河街道)
  • Shizi (狮子街道)
  • Chengmen (城门街道)
5 towns
  • Mahuiling (马回岭镇)
  • Jiangzhou (江洲镇)
  • Chengzi (城子镇)
  • Ganggangjie (港口街镇)
  • Xinhe (新合镇)
4 townships
  • Yong'an (永安乡)
  • Yongquan (涌泉乡)
  • Xintang (新塘乡)
  • Minshan (岷山乡)

References
  1. 九江市柴桑区揭牌仪式举行. 九江市柴桑区委区政府门户网站. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. Chen, Shou (1977) [280s or 290s]. Pei, Songzhi (ed.). 三國志 [Records of the Three Kingdoms]. 54. Taipei: Dingwen Printing.
  3. "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
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