Honggu, Lanzhou

Honggu 红古区
District
Location in Lanzhou
Lanzhou in Gansu
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Gansu
Prefecture-level city	Lanzhou
Area
• Total	568 km2 (219 sq mi)
Highest elevation	2,462 m (8,077 ft)
Lowest elevation	1,580 m (5,180 ft)
Population  (2014 Census)
• Total	150,000
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	730084
Website	www.honggu.gov.cn

Honggu District (simplified Chinese: 红古区; traditional Chinese: 紅古區; pinyin: Hónggǔ Qū) is one of 5 districts of the prefecture-level city of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, Northwest China. Although administratively part of Lanzhou, it is not part of the continuous built-up area of the city, and is located roughly equidistant between Lanzhou and Xining.

The area of Honggu District has been inhabited since at least 5000 B.C. In 110 B.C., the area was captured by the Han dynasty army. In 1960, the district was split off from Xigu District, before then it had also been part of both Yongdeng County en Gaolan County.

Honggu is rich in mineral resources such as coal, sand, gravel, petroleum, ores.

Administrative divisions

Honggu District is subdivided in 4 subdistricts and 4 towns, 34 administrative villages and 22 residential communities.

Subdistricts

Yaojie Subdistrict (窑街街道) Xiayao Subdistrict (下窑街道)

Kuangqu Subdistrict (矿区街道) Hualong Subdistrict (华龙街道)

Towns

Haishiwan(海石湾镇) Huazhuang(花庄镇)

Ping'an(平安镇) Honggu(红古镇)

See also

• List of administrative divisions of Gansu