Chaohu City

This article is about the city in Anhui, China. For the lake from which the city was named, see Lake Chao.

Chaohu 巢湖
—  County-level city  —
Chinese transcription(s)
- Simplified	巢湖
- Traditional
- Pinyin	Cháohú
Chaohu Location in China
Coordinates: 31°40′42″N 117°44′07″E / 31.67833°N 117.73528°E / 31.67833; 117.73528Coordinates: 31°40′42″N 117°44′07″E / 31.67833°N 117.73528°E / 31.67833; 117.73528
Country	China
Province	Anhui
Prefecture-level city	Hefei
Government
- CPC Secretary
- Mayor	Zheng Weiwen (郑为文)
Area
- Total	2,063 km2 (796.5 sq mi)
Population
- Total	859,000
- Density	416.4/km2 (1,078.4/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s)	565
License Plate Prefix	皖Q

Chaohu (Chinese: 巢湖; pinyin: Cháohú) was formerly a prefecture-level city and is now a county-level city in central Anhui province, People's Republic of China. Embracing the Lake Chao, from which the city was named, Chaohu borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the northwest, Lu'an to the west, Anqing to the southwest, Tongling to the south, Wuhu to the southeast, and Ma'anshan and the province of Jiangsu to the east.

On August 22, 2011, Anhui province government announced in a controversial decision^[1] that Chaohu was split into three parts and was absorbed by neighboring cities.^[2] Juchao District was renamed to Chaohu as a county-level city under Hefei's administration.^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Chaohu (1971−2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	6.9 (44.4)	8.9 (48.0)	13.4 (56.1)	20.6 (69.1)	25.9 (78.6)	28.9 (84.0)	32.2 (90.0)	32.1 (89.8)	27.4 (81.3)	22.3 (72.1)	15.9 (60.6)	9.9 (49.8)	20.37 (68.66)
Average low °C (°F)	−0.2 (31.6)	1.4 (34.5)	5.5 (41.9)	11.7 (53.1)	17.1 (62.8)	21.4 (70.5)	25.0 (77.0)	24.6 (76.3)	19.7 (67.5)	13.7 (56.7)	7.2 (45.0)	1.7 (35.1)	12.40 (54.32)
Precipitation mm (inches)	40.0 (1.575)	54.5 (2.146)	92.6 (3.646)	87.4 (3.441)	114.1 (4.492)	181.1 (7.13)	181.5 (7.146)	127.0 (5)	74.6 (2.937)	66.7 (2.626)	53.0 (2.087)	26.4 (1.039)	1,098.9 (43.264)
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	9.0	9.7	13.1	11.9	11.5	12.3	11.8	11.3	9.4	9.1	7.8	6.1	123
Source: Weather China

Notable people

• Zhou Yu (175 - 210), Three Kingdoms era military general of the Kingdom of Wu
• Ding Ruchang (1836–1895), Qing Dynasty naval commander and captain of battleship Dingyuan
• Feng Yuxiang, warlord in the Republican Era
• Xu Haifeng (b. 1957), first Chinese gold medalist for Men's 50 m Pistol in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, USA
• Zhang Zhizhong, general in the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China.

References

1. ^ Louisa Lim. "The Curious Case Of The Vanishing Chinese City". NPR.org. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
2. ^ "Three-way split to wipe Anhui city off the map". China Daily. August 22, 2011. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-08/22/content_13159691.htm. Retrieved August 22, 2011. 
3. ^ "安徽宣布撤销地级巢湖市" (in Chinese). Xinhuanet. August 22, 2011. http://news.163.com/11/0822/09/7C273J7E00014JB5.html. Retrieved August 22, 2011. 

External links

• Government website of Chaohu (available in Chinese and English)