Geography
The total geographic area of Qichun County is 2,400 square kilometres (930 sq mi). Of this, 560 kilometres (350 mi) are arable. Water covers 310 kilometres (190 mi) (there are hundreds of lakes in Qichun County, almost all used for aquaculture). Forested areas cover 1,040 kilometres (650 mi).
(Note: While not stated in government data, unless there is a statistical error, the remaining 490|km}}² must be hills/mountains, in the northern part of the County, or simply unusable land).
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