| Baihe County | |
| Other Name: | Paiho |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | Location of Ankang Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Ankang in Shaanxi |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shaanxi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ankang |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1455 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 162,774 |
| Timezone: | China standard time |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | 725800 |
| Elevation Min M: | 170 |
| Elevation Max M: | 1901 |
| Population Urban: | 72,830 |
| Population Rural: | 89,944 |
Baihe County is located in the southeastern portion of Shaanxi province, China and is the easternmost county-level division under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ankang. It is by the eastern part of the Daba Mountains and approaches the Han River on the north. On the east it borders Yun County (Hubei), on the south Zhushan County (Hubei), on the west Xunyang County, and is separated from Yunxi County (Hubei) by the Han River.[1] As of November 2020 the population was 162,774.[2]
Baihe is in the north subtropical to warm temperate transitional climatic zone, and is part of the continental seasonal monsoon climate zone. The average temperature is 12.2C16.5C, average yearly sunlight 1753.8 hours, average rainfall 787.5mm, and has 234 to 261 frost-free days each year.
Baihe was historically nicknamed "The Head of Qin and the Tail of Wei." It is a largely rural county, populated mainly by Han Chinese.
Baihe's main outside transportation connections are the Xiangyu Railway, National Highway 316 and the Shiyan–Tianshui Expressway.
As 2019, Longzihu County is divided to 11 towns.[3]
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Baihe County's local folk customs include wood and stone carving and clam dancing.[4] [5]