Chaohu () is a
county-level city
A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...
of
Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, it is under the administration of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
of
Hefei
Hefei (; ) is the capital and largest city of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural center of Anhui. Its population was 9,369,881 as of the 2020 census and its built-up ( ...
. Situated on the northeast and southeast shores of
Lake Chao, from which the city was named, Chaohu is under the administration of
Hefei
Hefei (; ) is the capital and largest city of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural center of Anhui. Its population was 9,369,881 as of the 2020 census and its built-up ( ...
, the provincial capital, and is the latter's easternmost
county-level division
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.
Formerly it was a
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
, which held administration over
Wuwei,
Lujiang
Lujiang County () is a county of Anhui Province, East China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hefei, the capital of Anhui. It is the southernmost county-level division under the jurisdiction of the provincial c ...
,
He and
Hanshan counties until it dissolved on August 22, 2011. The Anhui provincial government announced in a controversial decision that the prefecture-level city Chaohu was to be split into three parts and absorbed into neighboring cities.
Juchao District was renamed to Chaohu as a county-level city under
Hefei
Hefei (; ) is the capital and largest city of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural center of Anhui. Its population was 9,369,881 as of the 2020 census and its built-up ( ...
's administration.
Climate
Administrative divisions
Chaohu City is divided to 6 Subdistricts, 11 towns and 1 townships.
;Subdistricts
;Towns
;Townships
*Miaogang Township ()
Notable people
*
Zhou Yu (175 - 210),
Three Kingdoms
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era military general of the
Kingdom of Wu
*
Ding Ruchang (1836–1895),
Qing Dynasty
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naval commander and captain of battleship ''
Dingyuan''
*
Feng Yuxiang,
warlord
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in the
Republican Era
*
Xu Haifeng
Xu Haifeng (; born August 1, 1957) is a male Chinese pistol shooter, and he is the first citizen of the People's Republic of China to win a gold medal at the Summer Olympics. He specializes in the 50 metre pistol event. He was born in Zhangzhou, ...
(b. 1957), first Chinese gold medalist for Men's
50 m Pistol
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in the
1984 Summer Olympics held in
Los Angeles
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*
Zhang Zhizhong, general in the
National Revolutionary Army
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of the
Republic of China
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.
References
External links
Government website of Chaohu(available in Chinese and English)
{{Authority control
Cities in Anhui
Hefei
County-level divisions of Anhui