When was Cangnan established?

Cangnan County is located at the southernmost tip of Zhejiang Province, bordering the East China Sea. The land and sea areas are 126 1 km2 and 37,200 km2 respectively. It governs 20 towns and 16 townships. The total population is 1 223,000. In addition to the Han nationality, there are 27 ethnic minorities such as She nationality and Hui nationality.

Cangnan county has a long history and outstanding people. As early as the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, there were human activities, and since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, people gathered together. The Ming Dynasty was the front line of anti-Japanese war, and the New National Revolution was the old revolutionary base area./kloc-0 was approved as an open coastal county by the State Council in 1988.

In today's Cangnan, there were human activities as early as the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Dong 'ou was a crowded place. During the Warring States Period, it belonged to Yue, and after Qin unified China, it belonged to Minzhong County. In the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu's reign (202 BC), Fujian and Vietnam were established in his hometown in central Fujian, which belonged to Fujian and Vietnam. In three years (BC 192), Li became the king of the East China Sea, which was then the capital of Dongou (now Wenzhou) and was known as the king of Dongou in the world, and governed the East China Sea. During the Liang Wudi period, Dongou moved to Jianghuai area, and the country was excluded. In the second year of Emperor Zhao (85 BC), Cangnan was now Huipu County. Since then, it has belonged to Zhang 'an, Yongning, Luoyang, Anyang, Angu, Shiyang, Hengyang, Yongjia, Pingyang and other counties.

On March 6th, 198 1, Pingyang County Committee of the Communist Party of China and Pingyang County Revolutionary Committee submitted the Report on Withdrawing Counties to Establish Cities to committee of cpc zhejiang provincial committee and Zhejiang Revolutionary Committees. On June 18, the State Council issued a reply to the provincial government, approving the establishment of Cangnan County. Seventy-two communes, such as Fanshan Town, Pingyang, Lingxi Town, Fanshan, Mazhan, Jinxiang, Qianku, Yishan and Qiaopier, were placed under the jurisdiction of Cangnan County, and the county seat was located in Lingxi Town. In the same year165438+1October 5, Cangnan, Pingyang branch. After many administrative divisions adjustment, it now governs 36 townships (including 16 townships and 20 towns), 104 residential areas and 8 18 administrative villages with a total population of 1.224 million.