Taihu County () is a county in the southwest of

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Province, People's Republic of China, bordering

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Province to the west. It is under the jurisdiction of the

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and contains its westernmost point. It has a population of and an area of . The seat of government is located in Jingxi Town. Taihu is noted for its " Huating Lake" with its mountains and scenic waters. The lake was originally built for

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and power generation with a dam constructed in the 1960s. Although it was formerly blamed for destroying large areas of farm land, it has evolved into a popular tourism location. The county has a long history of

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, an important tributary of

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Administrative divisions

Taihu County has jurisdiction over 10 towns and 5 townships. Towns * Jinxi (), Xuqiao (),

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(), Xincang (), Siqian (), Tianhua (), Niuzhen (), Mituo (), Beizhong (),

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() Townships *

Chengxi Township Chengxi District () is one of four districts of the prefecture-level city of Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province, Northwest China. It covers the western part of Xining's built-up conurbation. It has over 200 000 residents (2004). Ethnicall ...

(), Jiangtang Township (), Dashi Township (),

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(), Liufan Township ()

Climate

References

County-level divisions of Anhui Anqing {{Anqing-geo-stub