Guzhang County () is a county of Hunan Province, China. The county is the 2nd least populous administrative unit of the counties or county-level cities (after Shaoshan City) in the province. It is under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture.
Located in the northwest of Hunan and in the east of Xiangxi Prefecture, the county is bordered to the north by Yongshun County, to the east by Yuanling County, to the south by Luxi County and Jishou City, and to the west by Baojing County. Guzhang County covers an area of , and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 143,182 and a resident population of 131,900.about the population of Guzhang County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Guzhang County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development - (): guzhang.gov.cn or ahmhxc.com The county has 7 towns under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is Guyang ().the divisions of Guzhang County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Guzhang County on November 30, 2015 - : rednet.cn , also see : people.com or xinhuanet.com
Ethnic groups Guzhang County includes the following ethnic groups (Wu 2007, 2010). Xiang () Miao (; ) Shen Miao (; ): in Shanzhao () and Yezhu (). Also called "Gelao" (). Their language is also called Zhang ((). Qian Miao (; ): in Morong () and Pingba ().
Geology The Guzhangian Age of the Cambrian Period is named after Guzhang County. In particular, the Louyixi Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point is named after the Louyixi Town in Guzhang County.
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