Gucheng Town 古城镇
Town
Gucheng Town Location in Guangxi
Coordinates: 24°48′35″N 111°19′28″E / 24.80972°N 111.32444°E / 24.80972; 111.32444
Country	People's Republic of China
Autonomous Region	Guangxi
Prefecture-level city	Hezhou
Autonomous county	Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County
Area
• Total	42.65 km2 (16.47 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	20,600
• Density	480/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	542710
Area code	0774

Gucheng (simplified Chinese: 古城镇; traditional Chinese: 古城鎮; pinyin: Gǔchéng Zhèn) is a town in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China.^[1] As of the 2018 census it had a population of 20,600 and an area of 42.65-square-kilometre (16.47 sq mi).

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into one community and nine villages:

• Hengshan Community (横山社区)
• Lijiang (粟江村)
• Chayuan (茶源村)
• Shantian (山田村)
• Gaolu (高路村)
• Mojia (莫家村)
• Xiushan (秀山村)
• Tangbei (塘贝村)
• Yang (杨村)
• Daling (大岭村)

History

It belonged to the Second District after the founding of the Communist State. In 1952 it belonged to the Tenth District. In 1958 the Yingxiong Commune (英雄公社; 'Hero Commune') was set up and two years later it was renamed "Gucheng Commune" (古城公社). In 2003 it was upgraded to a town.

Economy

Agriculture including farming and pig-breeding is the most common activity in the province.^[1] The main crops of the region are grains, followed by fruits and vegetables.^[1]

The town is connected to two highways: the China National Highway G538 and the Provincial Highway S203.