Minhou County

Minhou 闽侯县 Minhow
County
Minhou County within Fuzhou
Minhou Location of the seat in Fujian
Coordinates: 26°09′00″N 119°07′55″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Fujian
Prefecture-level city	Fuzhou
Area
• Total	2,136 km2 (825 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	988,200
• Density	462.6/km2 (1,198/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

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Minhou County (simplified Chinese: 闽侯; traditional Chinese: 閩侯; pinyin: Mǐnhòu; 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.