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About Chizhou
Chizhou sits on the route: 30 minutes from Zongyang.
Chizhou is in Anhui, China, with about 620,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Zongyang, about 27 km away.
Chizhou (Chinese: 池州; pinyin: Chízhōu) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Anhui province, China. It borders Anqing to the northwest, Tongling and Wuhu to the northeast, Xuancheng to the east, Huangshan to the southeast, and the province of Jiangxi to the southwest, respectively. The geographical coordinates ofRead more
Chizhou City are Latitude: 30.664800 Longitude: 117.491568. Its population was 1,342,764 as of the 2020 census, of whom 615,274 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Guichi District. Mount Jiuhua (Jǐuhuáshān), located in Qingyang county, is one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism. Historical celebrities from Chizhou include Du Xunhe, Hua Yue, Wu Mingdao, Liu Fang, Lu Zhongyuan, Zhang Yunxian, Luo Shangzhong, Chen Yifu, etc.
In May 1949, the Chizhou Special Administrative Region was established under the jurisdiction of the people's Administrative Office of Southern Anhui and the Chizhou Special Administrative Office in Guichi county.
From February 1952 to May 1965, Chizhou Special Area was abolished, and the counties under its jurisdiction were divided into Anqing Special Area, Huizhou Special Area, and Wuhu Special Area, respectively.
From May 1965 to January 1980, the Chizhou special zone was set up, directly under jurisdiction of Anhui province.
From January 1980 to August 1988, Chizhou Special Area was abolished and the counties under its jurisdiction were incorporated into Anqing Special Area, Xuancheng Special Area, and Huizhou Special Area.
In August 1988, the Chizhou area was relocated to Anhui province.
On 26 June 2000, Guichi District, Dongzhi County, Qingyang County, Shitai County, Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area, and Chizhou Economic and Technological Development Zone were withdrawn and built.
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Chizhou is in Anhui, China, about 27 km from Zongyang.
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- Population
- 615,274
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- China
- Region
- Anhui
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 30.6613, 117.4778
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