Baihe County

CountryPeople's Republic of China

Highestelevation

1,901 m (6,237 ft)

Lowestelevation

170 m (560 ft)

Time zoneUTC+8 (China standard time)

Baihe County 白河县 Paiho
County
Baihe in Ankang
Ankang in Shaanxi
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city	Ankang
Area
• County	1,455 km2 (562 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,901 m (6,237 ft)
Lowest elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population  (2020)
• County	162,774
• Density	111.9/km2 (289.7/sq mi)
• Urban	72,830
• Rural	89,944
Time zone	UTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal Code	725800
Website	www.baihe.gov.cn

Baihe County (simplified Chinese: 白河县; traditional Chinese: 白河縣; pinyin: Báihé Xiàn; lit. 'white river') is located in the southeastern portion of Shaanxi province, China and is the easternmost county-level division under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ankang. It is by the eastern part of the Daba Mountains and approaches the Han River on the north. On the east it borders Yun County (Hubei), on the south Zhushan County (Hubei), on the west Xunyang County, and is separated from Yunxi County (Hubei) by the Han River.^[1] As of November 2020 the population was 162,774.^[2]

Baihe is in the north subtropical to warm temperate transitional climatic zone, and is part of the continental seasonal monsoon climate zone. The average temperature is 12.2 to 16.5 °C (54.0 to 61.7 °F), average yearly sunlight 1753.8 hours, average rainfall 787.5 mm (31.00 in), and has 234 to 261 frost-free days each year.

Baihe was historically nicknamed "The Head of Qin and the Tail of Wei." It is a largely rural county, populated mainly by Han Chinese.

Baihe's main outside transportation connections are the Xiangyu Railway, National Highway 316 and the Shiyan–Tianshui Expressway.