Jieshou () is a

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under the administration of

Fuyang Fuyang (, previously romanized as Fowyang) is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Anhui province, China. It is bordered by Henan province to the west and the cities of Bozhou to the northeast, Huainan to the southeast, and Lu'an to the sou ...

City, located on the Huang-Huai Plain in northwestern

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province,

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. Jieshou, an important commercial port and gateway, borders

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Province on the west and the Ying River, a major tributary of the

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flows in a southeasterly direction across the county to Fuyang. According to the "

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" the population of Jieshou city stood at 109,103 in 2010, while

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, puts the population at over 140,000 inhabitants. Covering a total area of 667 square kilometers, the county-level city comprises three urban sub-districts of Jieshou, and in the surrounding rural area a further 15 towns and townships make up the total population of 740,000.

History

During the

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Jieshou was part of the Yingzhou Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Jieshou City has 3 sub-districts, 12 towns, and 3 townships. ; Sub-District: * Dongcheng () * Xicheng () * Yingnan () ;

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: ;

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: * Bingji () * Jinzhai () * Renzhai ()

Climate

References

{{County-level divisions of Anhui Cities in Anhui Fuyang