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Zuoba Township is located in the southwest of susong county County, with Wuli Township and Qianling Township across the lake in the east, Paihu Lake and Ganhu Lake in the south, Dushan Town in Huangmei County in Hubei Province in the west and Fuyu Town in the north. The maximum distance between east and west is 26 kilometers, and the maximum distance between north and south is 8 kilometers. [2] The total area of the jurisdiction is 21.94 square kilometers.

Topography

Zuoba Township is located in the semi-hilly area along the lake, with high terrain in the northwest and low terrain in the southeast. The highest mountain in the territory is Buddha Ridge, with an altitude of 278 meters. The lowest point is located in Longhu, with an altitude of 1.5 meters.

Climate

Zuoba Township has a subtropical monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 16.6℃, an average annual frost-free period of 255 days, an average annual sunshine hours of 1932 hours and an average annual precipitation of 136mm.

Hydrology

The rivers in Zuoba Township belong to Erlang River system. Erlang River, a first-class river, flows into Longhu Lake from north to south, with a length of 7.2 kilometers.

Natural disasters

The main natural disasters in Zuoba Township include drought, flood and wind disasters. The worst flood disaster occurred in July, 1999. The water level in the inner lake exceeded the historical water level by 17.4 meters, and the road was interrupted. The affected area was 32, mu, and the harvest area was 21, mu, resulting in a direct economic loss of 71.5 million yuan.