Chaohu
Chaohu
巢湖市 | |
|---|---|
Chaohu train station | |
Chaohu in Hefei | |
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 | 352.5/km2 (912.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 238000 |
| Area code | 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. Situated on the northeast and southeast shores of Lake Chao, from which the city was named, Chaohu is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hefei, the provincial capital, and is the latter's easternmost county-level division.