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 / 31.6244; 117.8902
CountryChina
ProvinceAnhui
Prefecture-level cityHefei
Government
 • MayorZhang Sheng (张生)
 • SecretaryHu Qisheng (胡启生)
Area
 • Total
2,063 km2 (797 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
727,162
 • Density352.5/km2 (912.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
238000
Area code0565 (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.