Guantao County is a county of southern Hebei province, China, bordering Shandong's Guan County and Linqing to the east across the Wei Canal. It is under the administration of Handan City, and has a population of 320,000 residing in an area of 456 km. Jinan lies 160 kilometres to the east, Handan 75 km to the west, and Beijing 420 km to the north, an…Guantao County is a county of southern Hebei province, China, bordering Shandong's Guan County and Linqing to the east across the Wei Canal. It is under the administration of Handan City, and has a population of 320,000 residing in an area of 456 km. Jinan lies 160 kilometres to the east, Handan 75 km to the west, and Beijing 420 km to the north, and the county is served by G22 Qingdao–Lanzhou Expressway and China National Highways 106 and 309. The area was formerly part of Shandong Province.