Cao County or Caoxian () is a

county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

Heze City Heze, formerly known as Caozhou, is the westernmost prefecture-level city in Shandong province, China, it borders Jining to the east and the provinces of Henan and Anhui to the west and south respectively. History Caozhou was at the center ...

in southwestern Shandong Province, China. It borders

Henan Province Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...

to the west.

History

Bo, one of the capitals of the

Shang dynasty The Shang dynasty (), also known as the Yin dynasty (), was a Chinese royal dynasty founded by Tang of Shang (Cheng Tang) that ruled in the Yellow River valley in the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and ...

, lay in what is now Cao . Prior to the

Boxer Rebellion The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the Boxer Uprising, the Boxer Insurrection, or the Yihetuan Movement, was an anti-foreign, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising in China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by ...

, Cao was an area noted for its lawlessness. When local garrisons were weakened during the

First Sino-Japanese War The First Sino-Japanese War (25 July 1894 – 17 April 1895) was a conflict between China and Japan primarily over influence in Korea. After more than six months of unbroken successes by Japanese land and naval forces and the loss of the po ...

, a militia known as the ''Dadaohui'' ("Great Sword Company") was set up. It operated until 1895 and may have inspired some of the Boxer Rebellion.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this County is divided to 5 subdistricts, 19 towns, 1 ethic town and 2 townships. ;Subdistricts ;Towns ;Ethic Towns * Houji Hui Town (侯集回族镇) ;Townships * Louzhuang Township (楼庄乡) * Niuhongmiao Township (朱洪庙乡)

Demographics

The population of the county was in 1999.National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, ''i'
China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
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