Chaohu
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| Chaohu 巢湖 |
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| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| - Simplified | 巢湖 |
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| - Traditional | |
| - Pinyin | Cháohú |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Anhui |
| County-level divisions | 5 |
| Township-level divisions | |
| City seat | Juchao District (31°35′N 117°51′E / 31.583°N 117.85°E) |
| Government | |
| - CPC Secretary | |
| - Mayor | Zheng Weiwen (郑为文) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 9,423 km2 (3,638.2 sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 565 |
| GDP | |
| GDP per capita | |
| License Plate Prefix | 皖Q |
This article is about the city in Anhui, China. For the lake from which the city was named, see Lake Chao.
Chaohu (Chinese: 巢湖; pinyin: Cháohú) is a prefecture-level city in central Anhui province, People's Republic of China. Embracing the Lake Chao, from which the city was named, Chaohu borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the northwest, Lu'an to the west, Anqing to the southwest, Tongling to the south, Wuhu to the southeast, and Ma'anshan and the province of Jiangsu to the east.
[edit] Administration
The prefecture-level city of Chaohu administers 5 county-level divisions, including 1 districts and 4 counties.
| English Name | Chinese Name (Simplified / Traditional) | Pin yin | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juchao District | 居巢区 / 居巢區 | Jūcháo Qū | 238000 |
| Lujiang County | 庐江县 / 廬江縣 | Lújiāng Xiàn | 233600 |
| Wuwei County | 无为县 / 無為縣 | Wúwèi Xiàn | 238300 |
| He County | 和县 / 和縣 | Hé Xiàn | 238200 |
| Hanshan County | 含山县 / 含山縣 | Hán shān Xiàn | 238100 |
[edit] Notable people
- Zhou Yu (175 - 210), Three Kingdoms era military general of the Kingdom of Wu
- Ding Ruchang (1836 - 1895), Qing Dynasty naval commander and captain of battleship Dingyuan
- Feng Yuxiang, warlord in the Republican Era
- Xu Haifeng (b. 1957), first Chinese gold medalist for Men's 50 m Pistol in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, USA
[edit] External links
- Government website of Chaohu (available in Chinese and English)
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