Quzhou County
Quzhou[lower-alpha 1] is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Handan, in the south of Hebei Province, China. It has a population of 400,000 residing in an area of 667 km2 (258 sq mi).
Quzhou County 曲周县 | |
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County | |
 Quzhou in Handan | |
.png) Handan in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 36°46′48″N 114°56′42″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Handan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 667 km2 (258 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 42 m (139 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 400,000 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 057250 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 曲周縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 曲周县 | ||||||||
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Administrative divisions
There are 5 towns and 5 townships under the county's administration.[2]
Towns:
- Quzhou (曲周镇), Anzhai (安寨镇), Henantuan (河南疃镇), Houcun (侯村镇), Disituan (第四疃镇)
Townships:
- Dahedao Township (大河道乡), Baizhai Township (白寨乡), Yizhuang Township (依庄乡), Nanliyue Township (南里岳乡), Huaiqiao Township (槐桥乡)
Notes
- In addition to the pinyin and Wade-Giles romanizations given above, Quzhou sometimes appears in older works as Ku Chou.[1]
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References
Citations
- Fitzgerald (1933), p. 222.
- 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：曲周县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
Bibliography
- Fitzgerald, Charles Patrick (1933), Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the T'ang Dynasty, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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