Prefecture-level city Hefei License Plate Prefix 皖Q Local time Friday 8:01 AM Province Anhui | Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area 2,063 km² Population 778,864 (2000) Area code 0565 | |
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Country People's Republic of China Weather 4°C, Wind SE at 11 km/h, 63% Humidity Points of interest Mushandao Scenic Area, Daihuang Mountain, Fucha Mountain | ||
Chaohu (Chinese: 巢湖; pinyin: Cháohú) was formerly a prefecture-level city and is now a county-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.
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Map of Chaohu, Hefei, Anhui, China
On August 22, 2011, Anhui province government announced in a controversial decision that Chaohu was split into three parts and was absorbed by neighboring cities. Juchao District was renamed to Chaohu as a county-level city under Hefei's administration.
Notable people
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Chaohu Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA