Minhou County
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Minhou County 闽侯县 |
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 Minhou
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| Coordinates: 26°14′50″N 119°04′59″E / 26.24722°N 119.08306°ECoordinates: 26°14′50″N 119°04′59″E / 26.24722°N 119.08306°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Fuzhou |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Minhou County (simplified Chinese: 闽侯; traditional Chinese: 閩侯; pinyin: mǐn hòu; Foochow Romanized: Mìng-âu) is a county in eastern Fujian Province, China. It is under the administration of Fuzhou City.
The county has one subdistrict, 8 towns and 6 townships.
In August 2014, 396 villagers from Qingpuling (青布岭村) of Qingkou Town won a court case against a waste management company. They were awarded 6,000,000 RMB in compensation. The waste company set up their medical waste incineration facility back in 2000. The pollution caused black dust or ash to contaminate the surrounding environment trees, plants, waterways and households. Residents had long suspected the cancer rates was due to the environmental pollution from the incineration plant. The government has offered relocation for the affected residents.
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