Quzhou County

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Quzhou County
曲周县
Quzhou in Handan
Quzhou in Handan
Handan in Hebei
Handan in Hebei
Coordinates: 36°46′48″N 114°56′42″E / 36.780°N 114.945°E / 36.780; 114.945Coordinates: 36°46′48″N 114°56′42″E / 36.780°N 114.945°E / 36.780; 114.945
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityHandan
Area
 • Total667 km2 (258 sq mi)
Elevation
42 m (139 ft)
Population
 • Total400,000
 • Density600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
057250
Quzhou County
Traditional Chinese曲周
Simplified Chinese曲周

Quzhou[a] 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[when?] residing in an area of 667 km2 (258 sq mi).

Administrative divisions[]

There are 5 towns and 5 townships under the county's administration.[2]

Towns:

  • (曲周镇), (安寨镇), (河南疃镇), (侯村镇), (第四疃镇)

Townships:

  • (大河道乡), (白寨乡), (依庄乡), (南里岳乡), (槐桥乡)

Notes[]

  1. ^ In addition to the pinyin and Wade-Giles romanizations given above, Quzhou sometimes appears in older works as Ku Chou.[1]

References[]

Citations[]

  1. ^ Fitzgerald (1933), p. 222.
  2. ^ 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.

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