# Gushi County

Gushi (Chinese: 固始; pinyin: Gùshǐ) is a county of 1,023,857 people directly governed by Henan, People's Republic of China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Xinyang.
With a total area of 2942.97 square kilometers and a registered population of 1781500 at the end of 2018, it is the county with the largest registered population in Henan.

## Administration

Gushi has 3 subdistricts, 17 towns and 13 townships.
| Map | Subdistricts | Subdistricts | Subdistricts | Towns | Towns | Towns | Townships | Townships | Townships |
| Map | Subdivision | Subdivision | Chinese | Subdivision | Subdivision | Chinese | Subdivision | Subdivision | Chinese |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | 1 | Liaocheng | 蓼城街道 | 4 | Chenlinzi | 陈淋子镇 | 21 | Hongbu | 洪埠乡 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | 2 | Xiushui | 秀水街道 | 5 | Liji | 黎集镇 | 22 | Yangji | 杨集乡 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | 3 | Pancheng | 番城街道 | 6 | Jiangji | 蒋集镇 | 23 | Magangji | 马堽集乡 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | | | | 7 | Wangliu | 往流镇 | 24 | Caomiaoji | 草庙集乡 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | | | | 8 | Guolutan | 郭陆滩镇 | 25 | Nandaqiao | 南大桥乡 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | | | | 9 | Huzupu | 胡族铺镇 | 26 | Zhaogang | 赵岗乡 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | | | | 10 | Fangji | 方集镇 | 27 | Zhanglaobu | 张老埠乡 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | | | | 11 | Sanhejian | 三河尖镇 | 28 | Shahepu | 沙河铺乡 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | | | | 12 | Duanji | 段集镇 | 29 | Xuji | 徐集乡 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | | | | 13 | Wangpeng | 汪棚镇 | 30 | Lidian | 李店乡 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | | | | 14 | Zhangguangmiao | 张广庙镇 | 31 | Fenggang | 丰港乡 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | | | | 15 | Chenji | 陈集镇 | 32 | Liushudian | 柳树店乡 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | | | | 16 | Wumiaoji | 武庙集镇 | 33 | Guantang | 观堂乡 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | | | | 17 | Fenshuiting | 分水亭镇 | | | |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | | | | 18 | Shifodian | 石佛店镇 | | | |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | | | | 19 | Quanhepu | 泉河铺镇 | | | |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | | | | 20 | Zushimiao | 祖师庙镇 | | | |

## History

Gushi County was the capital of one of the two States of Liao during the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history (771–436 BCE).

## Climate

Climate data for Gushi, elevation 43 m (141 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) | 28.5 (83.3) | 31.7 (89.1) | 34.4 (93.9) | 36.8 (98.2) | 36.9 (98.4) | 39.4 (102.9) | 39.2 (102.6) | 38.5 (101.3) | 34.1 (93.4) | 29.6 (85.3) | 23.8 (74.8) | 39.4 (102.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) | 10.1 (50.2) | 15.6 (60.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 26.8 (80.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.2 (88.2) | 27.5 (81.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 15.9 (60.6) | 9.4 (48.9) | 20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) | 5.5 (41.9) | 10.5 (50.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 25.3 (77.5) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.0 (80.6) | 22.8 (73.0) | 17.2 (63.0) | 10.7 (51.3) | 4.7 (40.5) | 16.1 (60.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) | 1.9 (35.4) | 6.3 (43.3) | 12.2 (54.0) | 17.7 (63.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 23.9 (75.0) | 19.3 (66.7) | 13.3 (55.9) | 6.7 (44.1) | 1.2 (34.2) | 12.4 (54.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.9 (5.2) | −11.0 (12.2) | −2.6 (27.3) | 0.1 (32.2) | 6.9 (44.4) | 12.8 (55.0) | 18.0 (64.4) | 14.8 (58.6) | 10.2 (50.4) | 2.0 (35.6) | −6.0 (21.2) | −13.8 (7.2) | −14.9 (5.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.7 (1.52) | 43.7 (1.72) | 73.3 (2.89) | 79.1 (3.11) | 102.0 (4.02) | 164.0 (6.46) | 218.8 (8.61) | 135.1 (5.32) | 75.7 (2.98) | 65.9 (2.59) | 52.2 (2.06) | 27.0 (1.06) | 1,075.5 (42.34) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.8 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 112.5 |
| Average snowy days | 4.9 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 11.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 117.9 | 118.7 | 153.7 | 184.7 | 190.9 | 180.4 | 195.6 | 179.7 | 154.5 | 151.0 | 143.0 | 132.4 | 1,902.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 37 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 43 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Chorography of Gushi ||||||||||||||

## Demographic

Source: :
Gushi is the most-populous county in the Henan Province, with an estimated record high of 1,734,100 citizens with registration as of 2013, according to the 2013 annual statistics report. As of the sixth national census in 2010, there are 1,023,857 residents living inside the county, showing that nearly half of the population moved out of the county without changing their residents registration status.
In 2010, the county had a population density of 348 people per square kilometer (900 people/sq mi).

## Transportation

The Nanjing–Xi'an Railway along as G40 Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway passing through the southern side of Gushi from the east to the west, connect the county with Xinyang and Hefei. A branch line, S39 Huaibin-Gushi Expressway links the county seat to the national expressway network from north to south. One major railway station located in the Town of Duanji in the southern part of the county and three intersections of the expressways have connections with local roads in the central and southern area. The national highway network, connecting other counties in this region, consists of three different routes: Line 220, Line 312 and Line 328. In the north border to Anhui, Huai River flowing from the west to the east serves as a class III Waterway.

## Notable people

* Chen Yuanguang, Sacred Prince, Developer of Zhangzhou
* Wang Shenzhi, the founder of the Min Kingdom on the southeast coast of China