Jianhu County

Jianhu 建湖县
County
Jianhu County Geography
Jianhu Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 33°28′59″N 119°49′48″E / 33.483°N 119.830°E / 33.483; 119.830Coordinates: 33°28′59″N 119°49′48″E / 33.483°N 119.830°E / 33.483; 119.830[1]
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city	Yancheng
Area
• Total	1,154 km2 (446 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	800,600
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	224700
Area code(s)	0515

Jianhu County (simplified Chinese: 建湖县; traditional Chinese: 建湖縣; pinyin: Jiànhú Xiàn) is under the administration of Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Huai'an and Yangzhou to the west.

The main town in Jianhu is commonly just called Jianhu, and sometimes Huduo (湖垛) or “Hutu“ (“糊涂“).

Administrative divisions[]

In the present, Jianhu County includes 12 towns.^[2]

-Former Towns

• (颜单镇 :Yán-shàn) - is merged to other.
• (冈东镇 :Gāng-dōng) - is merged to other.
• (草堰口镇 :Cǎo-yàn-kǒu) - is merged to other.
• (钟庄镇 :Zhōng-zhuāng) - is merged to other.

Education[]

There are two key senior high schools in Jianhu County. One is Jianhu Senior High School, which is located in Downtown Jianhu. The other one is Shanggang Senior High School, which is located in Downtown Shanggang.

Transportation[]

Recent development of transportation infrastructure in Northern Jiangsu has greatly impacted Great Yancheng area, including Jianhu. The Jianhu train station opened in July 2004, and Jianhu now offers overnight train service (on Train Z156) to Beijing.

References[]

External links[]

• Jianhu site (Chinese)
• Jianhu City English guide (Jiangsu.NET)

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