Guantao County

Guantao County 馆陶县
County
Guantao Location in Hebei
Coordinates:
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Handan
County seat	Guantao Town (馆陶镇)
Area
• Total	456 km2 (176 sq mi)
Elevation	44 m (145 ft)
Population
• Total	320,000
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	057750

Guantao County (simplified Chinese: 馆陶县; traditional Chinese: 館陶縣; pinyin: Guǎntáo Xiàn) is a county of southern Hebei province, China, bordering Shandong's Guan County and Linqing to the east across the Weiyun River (卫运河). It is under the administration of Handan City, and has a population of 320,000 residing in an area of 456 km² (176 sq mi). Jinan lies to the east, Handan 75 km (47 mi) to the west, and Beijing 420 km (260 mi) to the north, and the county is served by G22 Qingdao–Lanzhou Expressway and China National Highways 106 and 309.

Administrative divisions

There are 4 towns and 4 townships under the county's administration.

Towns:

• Guantao (馆陶镇), Weisengzhai (魏僧寨镇), Fangzhai (房寨镇), Zibao (柴堡镇)

Townships:

• Nanxucun Township (南徐村乡), Luqiao Township (路桥乡), Wangqiao Township (王桥乡), Shoushansi Township (寿山寺乡)