Chaohu
巢湖市 | |
|---|---|
 Chaohu train station | |
 Chaohu in Hefei | |
.png) Hefei in Anhui | |
| Coordinates (Chaohu municipal government): 31°37′28″N 117°53′25″E / 31.6244°N 117.8902°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Hefei |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zhang Sheng (张生) |
| • Secretary | Hu Qisheng (胡启生) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,063 km2 (797 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 727,162 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 238000 |
| Area code(s) | 0565 (abolished, now using 0551-8XXXXXXX) |
| License Plate Prefix | 皖A (formerly 皖Q) |
Chaohu (Chinese: 巢湖; pinyin: Cháohú) is a county-level city of Anhui Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hefei. Situated on the northeast and southeast shores of Lake Chao, from which the city was named, Chaohu is under the administration of Hefei, the provincial capital, and is the latter's easternmost county-level division.
Formerly it was a prefecture-level city, which held administration over Wuwei, Lujiang, He and Hanshan counties until it dissolved on August 22, 2011. The Anhui provincial government announced in a controversial decision[1] that the prefecture-level city Chaohu was to be split into three parts and absorbed into neighboring cities.[2] Juchao District was renamed to Chaohu as a county-level city under Hefei's administration.[3]
- ^ Louisa Lim. "The Curious Case Of The Vanishing Chinese City". NPR.org. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "Three-way split to wipe Anhui city off the map". China Daily. August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ 安徽宣布撤销地级巢湖市 (in Simplified Chinese). Xinhuanet. August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.