Jianhu County

建けん湖みずうみ县
Jiàn Hú Xiàn

Administration Type	County
City Seat	Qiaocheng District (33°52′N 115°45′E)
Area
Population
GDP - Total - Per Capita	¥ ¥
Major Nationalities
County-level divisions
Township-level divisions
CPC Committee Secretary
Mayor
Area code	0515
Postal Code	224700
License Plate Prefix

Jianhu County (Chinese: 建たて湖みずうみ县 Pinyin: Jiànhú Xiàn), located in 33º27'49"N 119º47'40"E, is one of the nine counties of Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. The county consist mainly of Han people.

In Chinese, the word Jianhu literally means "build lake". However, this is a misnomer, as there are no lakes being constructed, nor was there ever one, in Jianhu.

The main town in Jianhu is commonly just called Jianhu, and sometimes Huduo.

The county includes 15 towns:

近きん湖みずうみ = Jìn-hú

建けん阳 = Jiàn-yáng

蒋营 = Jiǎng-yíng

恒つね济 = Héng-jì

颜单 = Yán-dān/chán/shàn(?)

沿河 = Yán-hé

芦あし沟 = Lú-gōu

庆丰 = Qìng-fēng

上うえ冈 = Shàng-gāng

冈东 = Gāng-dōng

草くさ堰口せきぐち = Cǎo-yàn-kǒu

冈西 = Gāng-xī

钟庄 = Zhōng-zhuāng

宝塔ほうとう = Bǎo-tǎ

高作こうさ = Gāo-zuò

External links

• Jianhu site (Chinese)
• Jianhu City English guide (Jiangsu.NET)