Wang Guozhen (; 22 June 1956 – 26 April 2015) was a Chinese poet and painter. He began writing in 1985, and publishing in 1990. He released at least ten poetry books between 1990 and his death, most notably "Top Modem Chinese Poem: Wang Guozhen's 80 Poems in English Verse".
Wang was born in Beijing. His ancestral home was in Xiamen, Fujian. He graduated from Jinan University in 1982.
Wang died from liver cancer on 26 April 2015 in Beijing, aged 59.
Arrondissements of the Gironde department
There are 6 arrondissements in the Gironde department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into "arrondissements", which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.
If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture.
Arrondissements are further divided into communes.
The 6 arrondissements of Gironde are:
Since its creation, the Gironde department has had some changes:
Arrondissement of Arcachon
The arrondissement of Arcachon is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Gironde "département". Its capital is the city of Arcachon.
The "arrondissement" of Arcachon was created on 6 December 2006, to begin on 1 January 2007, with four cantons taken from the "arrondissement" of Bordeaux.
The "arrondissement" of Arcachon is in southwestern Gironde, with an area of . It has 146,160 inhabitants and a population density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" of Lesparre-Médoc, to the northeast by the "arrondissement" of Bordeaux, to the southeast by the "arrondissement" of Langon, to the south by the Landes department and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean ("Gulf of Biscay").
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
In the "arrondissement" of Arcachon, there is only one canton where not all their "communes" are in the "arrondissement": Les Landes des Graves. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements":
The "arrondissement" of Arcachon has 17 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are:
Arrondissement of Blaye
The arrondissement of Blaye is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Gironde "département" in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Blaye.
When the Gironde department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Blaye was part of that original department.
The "arrondissement" of Blaye is the smallest of the "arrondissements" of the Gironde department, with an area of . It is in northern part of the department and it has 88,115 inhabitants and a population density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" of Blaye is bordered to the north and northeast by the Charente-Maritime department, to the southeast by the "arrondissement" of Libourne, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Bordeaux and to the west by the "arrondissement" of Lesparre-Médoc. The Gironde estuary is to northwest of the "arrondissement".
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
In the "arrondissement" of Blaye, there are only two cantons:
The "arrondissement" of Blaye has 63 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are:
Arrondissement of Bordeaux
The arrondissement of Bordeaux is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Gironde "département" in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital, and préfecture of the department, is the city of Bordeaux.
When the "arrondissements" of Gironde were created in 1800, Bordeaux was one of them in the Gironde department.
The "arrondissement" of Bordeaux is in the centre of the Gironde department and it has an area of , and a population of 921,668 inhabitants; its population density is of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" of Bordeaux is surrounded by other "arrondissements" of the department. It is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" Blaye, to the northeast by the "arrondissement" Libourne, to the southeast by the "arrondissement" Langon, to the southwest by the "arrondissement" Arcachon and to the northwest by the "arrondissement" Lesparre-Médoc.
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
In the "arrondissement" of Bordeaux, there are only two cantons where not all their "communes" are in the "arrondissement": L'Entre-deux-Mers and Le Sud-Médoc. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements":
The "arrondissement" of Bordeaux has 82 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are:
Arrondissement of Langon
The arrondissement of Langon is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Gironde "département" in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Langon.
When the Gironde department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Langon was part of that original department, with the name of "Arrondissement of Bazas".
When the subprefecture was moved in 1926 from Bazas to Langon, the name of the arrondissement was changed to "Langon".
The "arrondissement" of Langon is in the southeast of Gironde, with an area of , the largest of the "arrondissements" of the department. It has 130,911 inhabitants and a population density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" of Libourne, to the east by the Lot-et-Garonne department, to the south by the Landes department, to the west by the "arrondissements" of Arcachon and Bordeaux.
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
In the "arrondissement" of Langon, there are four cantons; only the canton of Le Sud-Gironde has all its "communes" in the "arrondissement". The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements":
The "arrondissement" of Langon has 197 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are:
Arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc
The arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Gironde "département" in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Lesparre-Médoc.
When the Gironde department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Lesparre-Médoc was part of that original department, with the name of "Arrondissement of Lesparre".
The "arrondissement" was dissolved on September 1926 but it was again an "arrondissement" on June 1942 but with the name of "Arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc".
The "arrondissement" of Lesparre-Médoc is in the northwest of Gironde, with an area of , the second largest, after the "arrondissement" of Langon, of the "arrondissements" of the department. It has 86,560 inhabitants and a population density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" is bordered to the north by the Charente-Maritime department, to the east by the "arrondissements" of Blaye, to the southeast by the "arrondissement" of Bordeaux, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Arcachon and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean ("Gulf of Biscay").