Zhapu
Zhapu, alternately romanized as Chapoo or Chapu, is a town under the administration of Pinghu, in the north of Zhejiang Province, China. It is located along the northern shore of Hangzhou Bay in the southeastern part of Pinghu and borders Haiyan County to its south and southeast. The town covers an area of 54.4 square kilometers and has a population of 54,000.
Zhapu
乍浦镇 Chapoo | |
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Zhapu Location in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates (Zhapu government): 30°36′15″N 121°05′43″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiaxing |
| County-level city | Pinghu |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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A map of the Battle of Zhapu, showing the city's walls and harbor in the mid-19th century | |||||||||
| Chinese | 乍浦 | ||||||||
| Postal | Chapoo | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Sudden Bank | ||||||||
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