Gutian County

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Gutian County 古田县 Kutien
County
Location in Ningde City
Gutian Location of the seat in Fujian
Coordinates: 26°37′N 118°51′E / 26.617°N 118.850°E / 26.617; 118.850
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Fujian
Prefecture-level city	Ningde
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code	352200

Gutian^ⓘ (simplified Chinese: 古田县; traditional Chinese: 古田縣; pinyin: Gǔtián Xiàn; Foochow Romanized: Kŭ-chèng Gâing) is a county lying in the northeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Ningde City and is located in the southwest part of the municipality. It is also known as "the town of the former worthy", as Zhu Xi, a famous Chinese scholar once lived there. It is also known as Kutien or Kucheng.

• Area: 2,385.2 square kilometres (920.9 sq mi)
• Population: 429,463