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Jinhu County

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Prefecture-level city
  
Huai'an

Postal code
  
211600

Province
  
Jiangsu

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Area
  
1,394 km²

Jinhu County

Country
  
People's Republic of China

Jinhu County (simplified Chinese: 金湖县; traditional Chinese: 金湖縣; pinyin: Jīnhú Xiàn; literally: "golden lake") is under the administration of Huai'an, Jiangsu province, China. It occupies the northwestern shores of and extends into Gaoyou Lake, bordering the prefecture-level cities of Yangzhou to the south and east, and Chuzhou (Anhui) to the southwest.

Contents

Map of Jinhu, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China

History

Jinhu County was formerly administered by Baoying and Gaoyou counties until 1959, when it became its own county.

References

Jinhu County Wikipedia