Guantao County Explained

Guantao County
Other Name:Kwantao
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Hebei
Pushpin Label:Guantao
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Hebei
Coordinates:36.5333°N 133°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hebei
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Handan
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Guantao Town (Chinese: 馆陶镇)
Area Total Km2:456
Elevation M:44
Elevation Ft:145
Population Total:320000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:057750

Guantao County is a county of southern Hebei province, China, bordering Shandong's Guan County and Linqing to the east across the Wei Canal (Chinese: 卫运河). It is under the administration of Handan City, and has a population of 320,000 residing in an area of 456km2. Jinan lies to the east, Handan 75km (47miles) to the west, and Beijing 420km (260miles) to the north, and the county is served by G22 Qingdao–Lanzhou Expressway 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.[1]

Towns:

Townships:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/13/04/130433.html . zh:2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:馆陶县 . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . zh . 2012-07-19.