Gucheng County, Hubei

Gucheng County 谷城县 Kucheng
County
Laohekou Binjiang Park (湖北老河口滨江公园)
Gucheng Location of the seat in Hubei
Coordinates (Gucheng government): 32°15′50″N 111°39′11″E / 32.264°N 111.653°E / 32.264; 111.653
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hubei
Prefecture-level city	Xiangyang
Area [1]
• Total	2,553 km2 (986 sq mi)
Elevation	86 m (283 ft)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	523,607
• Density	210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	hbgucheng.gov.cn

Gucheng County (simplified Chinese: 谷城县; traditional Chinese: 穀城縣^[2]; pinyin: Gǔchéng Xiàn) is a county of northwestern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, located in the eastern foothills of the Daba Mountains. It is under the administration of Xiangyang City, and is served by G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway. As of 2004^[update], it had a total population of 540,000 residing in an area of 2,552 square kilometres (985 sq mi).