Kang County or Kangxian () is a county in the southeast of Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of Longnan City. The county was formed in 1928 as Wudu County, but renamed to Kang County the next year, named after the northern Zhou dynasty place .
Administrative divisions The county was subdivided in 18 towns and 3 townships. Towns
Chengguan () Pingluo () Dabao () Anmenkou () Lianghe () Changba () Yuntai () Yangba ()
-Towns are upgraded from Township.
Wangba () Douba () Wangguan () Sitai () Baiyang () Tongqian () Sanheba () Nianba () Dananyu () Zhoujiaba () - it is renamed from Douping ().
Townships Miba Township () Dianzi Township () Taishi Township ()
Demographics The county is majority Han, with Hui, Manchu, Zhuang, Tibetan, Mongolian, Yao, and Uygur minority groups. The total population is 203,400 people. Year Population Urban Rural 1999 199,570 2011 202,400 18,800 183,600 203,400
Climate
Economy The economy of Kangxian is mainly based around agriculture. Crops of major importance are wheat, corn, potatoes, soybeans, and white beans. The county is also a major producer of edible mushrooms such as black wood ear, it also produces a domestically popular Longshen green tea, walnuts, mulberry and silkworm cocoons. In recent years, eco-tourism has become of some importance.
See also List of administrative divisions of Gansu
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