Chun'an () is a
county
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of
Zhejiang Province
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East
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Etymology
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China
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, it is under the administration of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province of China, province and above a Counties of the People's Republic of China, county in China's ...
of
Hangzhou
Hangzhou, , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ; formerly romanized as Hangchow is a sub-provincial city in East China and the capital of Zhejiang province. With a population of 13 million, the municipality comprises ten districts, two counti ...
, the capital of Zhejiang, containing the well-known
Qiandao Lake
Qiandao Lake () is a man-made freshwater lake located in Chun'an County, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, that was formed after the completion of the Qiantang River, Xin'an River Hydroelectricity, hydroelectric station in 1959.
Geography
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and bordering
Anhui
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province to the northwest. It has a land area of and a population of 450,000. The postal code is 311700, and the county seat is located on 18 North Xin'an Rd., Qiandaohu Town.
Administrative divisions
Chun'an consists of 12 towns, 18 townships, eight districts, five resident districts and 889 administrative villages.
*Towns: Qiandaohu, Linqi, Weiping, Jiangjia, Fenkou, Shilin,
Dashu, Tangcun, Zitong,
Zhongzhou, Wenchang, Fengshuling.
*Townships: Lishang, Pingmen, Langchuan, Anyang, Wangbu, Guocun,
Jinfeng, Yaoshan, Guangchang, Songcun, Jiuken, Yanjia, Baima, Zuokou, Wangzhai, Fuwen, Hengyan and Jieshou.
Climate
See also
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Qiandao Lake
Qiandao Lake () is a man-made freshwater lake located in Chun'an County, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, that was formed after the completion of the Qiantang River, Xin'an River Hydroelectricity, hydroelectric station in 1959.
Geography
Qi ...
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Hangzhou Qiandaohu
References
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County-level divisions of Zhejiang