Laohekou (Simplified Chinese: 老河口, Hanyu Pinyin: Lǎohékǒu) is a county-level city in northwestern Hubei Province, China. It is located on the Han River (Hanshui), near the Henan border.
The entire county-level city has an area of 1,032 km² and a population of 490,000 (2002). It falls in the jurisdiction of Xiangfan prefecture-level city. The area includes the city of Laohekou proper, which has an area of 27 km².
Before the Communist Revolution, the city was the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Laohekou.
Laohekou is served by the Hankou–Danjiangkou Railway.
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