Feidong County
Feidong County
肥东县 | |
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| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Simplified | 肥东县 |
| • Traditional | 肥東縣 |
| • Pinyin | Féidōng Xiàn |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture | Hefei |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,215.53 km2 (855.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
• Total | 861,960 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | http://www.feidong.gov.cn/ |
Feidong County (simplified Chinese: 肥东县; traditional Chinese: 肥東縣; pinyin: Féidōng Xiàn) is a county to the east of Hefei, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. Feidong means East of Hefei.Dong means East in Chinese. The county has a surface of 2,215.53 km² and a population of 861,960 inhabitants.[1] It contains 18 towns and 2 development zones.
Transport
There is a high speed train station in Feidong. It sits on the railway to Nanjing and Shanghai.
Notable people
- Bao Zheng (999 - 1062), Northern Song Dynasty bureaucrat and judge whose name has become synonymous with judicial wisdom and uprightness.
- Li Hongzhang (1823–1901), prominent late Qing Dynasty bureaucrat and diplomat.
- Wu Bangguo (1941 - ), currently chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
References
- ^ Template:Zh icon Compilation by LianXin website. Data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China Archived March 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
External links
32°00′58″N 117°35′05″E / 32.01611°N 117.58472°E
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