Guantao County () is a county of southern

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province, China, bordering

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's Guan County and

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to the east across the Wei Canal (). It is under the administration of Handan City, and has a population of 320,000 residing in an area of .

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lies to the east, Handan to the west, and

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to the north, and the county is served by

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and China National Highways 106 and 309. The area was formerly part of Shandong Province.

Administrative divisions

There are 4 towns and 4 townships under the county's administration. Towns: * Guantao (), Weisengzhai (), Fangzhai (), Zibao () Townships: * Nanxucun Township (), Luqiao Township (), Wangqiao Township (), Shoushansi Township ()

Climate

References

County-level divisions of Hebei Handan {{Handan-geo-stub