Minhou County

Minhou
闽侯县
Minhow
Minhou County within Fuzhou
Minhou County within Fuzhou
Minhou is located in Fujian
Minhou
Minhou
Location of the seat in Fujian
Coordinates: 26°09′00″N 119°07′55″E / 26.150°N 119.132°E / 26.150; 119.132
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityFuzhou
Area
 • Total2,136 km2 (825 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Minhou County (simplified Chinese: 闽侯; traditional Chinese: 閩侯; pinyin: Mǐnhòu[1]; in Fuzhounese, Foochow Romanized: Mìng-âu, IPA: /miŋ˨˩ ŋɑu˨˦˨/) is a county in eastern Fujian Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou, the provincial capital, and lies to the south and to the west of the urban area of Fuzhou. The Min River flows in a southeast direction through the center of the county, and then to the urban area of Fuzhou and into the Taiwan Strait.

  1. ^ 现代汉语词典(第七版 [A Dictionary of Current Chinese (Seventh Edition)]. Beijing: The Commercial Press. 1 September 2016. p. 547. ISBN 978-7-100-12450-8. 闽侯(Mǐnhòu),地名,在福建。 Note that this differs in tone from the pronunciation of the second character in isolation or in other compound words, which is hóu in Standard Mandarin Chinese.

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