Laohekou
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Laohekou is a county-level city
in northwestern Hubei Province, China
. It is located on the Han River (Hanshui)
, near the Henan
border.
The entire county-level city has an area of 1,032 km² and a population of 490,000 (2002). It falls in the jurisdiction of Xiangfan
prefecture-level city
. The area includes the city of Laohekou proper, which has an area of 27 km².
Before the Communist Revolution, the city was the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Laohekou.
County-level city
A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....
in northwestern Hubei Province, China
China
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. It is located on the Han River (Hanshui)
Han River (Hanshui)
The Han River is a left tributary of the Yangtze River with a length of 1532 km. Historically it was referred to as Hànshuǐ and the name is still occasionally used today....
, near the Henan
Henan
Henan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan...
border.
The entire county-level city has an area of 1,032 km² and a population of 490,000 (2002). It falls in the jurisdiction of Xiangfan
Xiangfan
Xiangyang is a prefecture-level city in Hubei Province of the People's Republic of China. It was formed from two famous ancient cities, Xiangyang and Fancheng...
prefecture-level city
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
. The area includes the city of Laohekou proper, which has an area of 27 km².
Before the Communist Revolution, the city was the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Laohekou.