Chaohu

Chaohu

巢湖市
Chaohu 巢湖市
County-level city
	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	350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	238000
Area code(s)	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, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hefei. Situated on the northeast and southeast shores of Lake Chao, from which the city was named, Chaohu is under the administration of Hefei, the provincial capital, and is the latter's easternmost county-level division.

Formerly it was a prefecture-level city, which held administration over Wuwei, Lujiang, He and Hanshan counties until it dissolved on August 22, 2011. The Anhui provincial government announced in a controversial decision^[1] that the prefecture-level city Chaohu was to be split into three parts and absorbed into neighboring cities.^[2] Juchao District was renamed to Chaohu as a county-level city under Hefei's administration.^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Chaohu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	20.9 (69.6)	27.7 (81.9)	31.6 (88.9)	33.8 (92.8)	35.8 (96.4)	37.7 (99.9)	39.3 (102.7)	38.8 (101.8)	38.3 (100.9)	33.5 (92.3)	29.5 (85.1)	24.0 (75.2)	39.3 (102.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	7.3 (45.1)	10.2 (50.4)	15.3 (59.5)	21.8 (71.2)	26.9 (80.4)	29.4 (84.9)	32.7 (90.9)	32.1 (89.8)	28.1 (82.6)	22.8 (73.0)	16.4 (61.5)	9.9 (49.8)	21.1 (69.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	3.3 (37.9)	5.9 (42.6)	10.6 (51.1)	16.8 (62.2)	22.1 (71.8)	25.4 (77.7)	28.8 (83.8)	28.0 (82.4)	23.7 (74.7)	18.0 (64.4)	11.7 (53.1)	5.6 (42.1)	16.7 (62.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.4 (32.7)	2.6 (36.7)	6.8 (44.2)	12.5 (54.5)	17.9 (64.2)	22.0 (71.6)	25.6 (78.1)	25.0 (77.0)	20.4 (68.7)	14.4 (57.9)	8.1 (46.6)	2.3 (36.1)	13.2 (55.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−13.2 (8.2)	−11.7 (10.9)	−3.9 (25.0)	0.7 (33.3)	8.7 (47.7)	13.3 (55.9)	17.3 (63.1)	17.9 (64.2)	11.9 (53.4)	2.1 (35.8)	−4.1 (24.6)	−11.3 (11.7)	−13.2 (8.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	56.2 (2.21)	64.3 (2.53)	91.4 (3.60)	93.1 (3.67)	95.4 (3.76)	186.6 (7.35)	201.9 (7.95)	162.2 (6.39)	71.1 (2.80)	52.1 (2.05)	57.7 (2.27)	39.7 (1.56)	1,171.7 (46.14)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	10.2	9.9	11.3	10.5	10.7	11.0	11.2	12.3	8.2	8.5	8.2	7.9	119.9
Average snowy days	4.2	2.4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	1.3	9.3
Average relative humidity (%)	76	74	72	70	71	77	78	79	78	74	75	73	75
Mean monthly sunshine hours	110.5	116.3	143.7	174.1	181.3	151.9	198.8	187.9	153.6	157.6	140.5	131.9	1,848.1
Percent possible sunshine	35	37	39	45	43	36	46	46	42	45	45	42	42
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration^[4]^[5]
Source 2: Weather China^[6]

Administrative divisions

Chaohu City is divided to 6 Subdistricts, 11 towns and 1 township.^[7]^[8]

Subdistricts

Woniushan Subdistrict (卧牛山街道)
Yafu Subdistrict (亚父街道)
Tianhe Subdistrict (天河街道)

Bantang Subdistrict (半汤街道)
Fenghuangshan Subdistrict (凤凰山街道)
Zhongmiao Subdistrict (中庙街道)

Towns

Zhegao (柘皋镇)
Tongyang (烔炀镇)
Huanglu (黄麓镇)
Huailin (槐林镇)
Zhonghan (中垾镇)
Sanbing (散兵镇)

Suwan (苏湾镇)
Xiage (夏阁镇)
Bazhen (坝镇镇)
Yinping (银屏镇)
Langanji (栏杆集镇)

Townships

Miaogang Township (庙岗乡)

Notable people

Zhou Yu (175–210), Three Kingdoms era military general of the Kingdom of Wu
Ding Ruchang (1836–1895), Qing Dynasty naval commander and captain of battleship Dingyuan
Feng Yuxiang, warlord in the Republican Era
Xu Haifeng (b. 1957), first Chinese gold medalist for Men's 50 m Pistol in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles
Zhang Zhizhong, general in the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China.

References

^ Louisa Lim. "The Curious Case Of The Vanishing Chinese City". NPR.org. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ "Three-way split to wipe Anhui city off the map". China Daily. August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
^ 安徽宣布撤销地级巢湖市 (in Simplified Chinese). Xinhuanet. August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ 巢湖 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：巢湖市 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
^ 合肥市-行政区划王 (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.

External links

Government website of Chaohu Archived 2015-12-21 at the Wayback Machine (available in Chinese and English)

[1] Louisa Lim. "The Curious Case Of The Vanishing Chinese City". NPR.org. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.

[2] "Three-way split to wipe Anhui city off the map". China Daily. August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.

[3] 安徽宣布撤销地级巢湖市 (in Simplified Chinese). Xinhuanet. August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.

[cma_graphical-4] 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[5] 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[Clim-6] 巢湖 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

[7] 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：巢湖市 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.

[8] 合肥市-行政区划王 (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.

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