Hejian Explained

Hejian
Native Name:	Chinese: 河间市
Other Name:	Hokien, Ho-chien
Settlement Type:	County-level city
Pushpin Map:	Hebei
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of the city center in Hebei
Coordinates:	38.4466°N 116.0995°W
Coor Pinpoint:	Hejian government
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Hebei
Subdivision Type2:	Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:	Cangzhou
Seat Type:	City seat
Seat:	Yingzhoulu Subdistrict
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	1322.0
Area Urban Km2:	69.40
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Elevation M:	14
Elevation Ft:	45
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Total:	895000
Population As Of:	2017
Population Urban:	175400
Timezone1:	China Standard
Utc Offset1:	+8
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	062450
Area Code:	0317

Hejian (; alternative romanizations: Ho Dsien http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis/maps/hist/zl_3.html, Ho-kien[-fou]) is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Cangzhou, in the east-central part of Hebei province, China., the population was ca. 895,000 inhabitants and the city territory was 1333km2. Hejian is situated along China National Highway 106.

History

Séraphin Couvreur (1835–1919) and Léon Wieger (1856–1933), two French Jesuit missionaries and renowned Sinologists worked at the Catholic Jesuit mission in Hejian.

The county contains the tomb of Chinese president Feng Guozhang.

Administrative divisions

After changes in 2016, there were 2 subdistricts, 7 towns, and 11 townships:^{[2] [3]}

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Subdistricts: Yingzhoulu Subdistrict (Chinese: 瀛州路街道) Chengyuanxilu Subdistrict (Chinese: 城垣西路街道) Towns: Migezhuang (Chinese: 米各庄镇) Jinghe (Chinese: 景和镇) Wofotang (Chinese: 卧佛堂镇) Shucheng (Chinese: 束城镇) Liugusi (Chinese: 留古寺镇) Shaheqiao (Chinese: 沙河桥镇) Shijingcun (Chinese: 诗经村镇)

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Townships: Guxian (Chinese: 故仙乡) Liminju (Chinese: 黎民居乡) Xingcun (Chinese: 兴村乡) Shawa (Chinese: 沙洼乡) Xijiuji (Chinese: 西九吉乡) Beishicao (Chinese: 北石槽乡) Shicun (Chinese: 时村乡) Hangbieying (Chinese: 行别营乡) Zunzuzhuang (Chinese: 尊祖庄乡) Longhuadian (Chinese: 龙华店乡) Guoziwa Huizu Township (Chinese: 果子洼回族乡)

Before changes in 2016, there were 7 towns and 13 townships:^{[2] [4] [5] [6]}

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Towns: Yingzhou (Chinese: 瀛州镇) Migezhuang (Chinese: 米各庄镇) Jinghe (Chinese: 景和镇) Wofotang (Chinese: 卧佛堂镇) Shucheng (Chinese: 束城镇) Liugusi (Chinese: 留古寺镇) Shaheqiao (Chinese: 沙河桥镇)

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Townships: Guxian (Chinese: 故仙乡) Liminju (Chinese: 黎民居乡) Xingcun (Chinese: 兴村乡) Shawa (Chinese: 沙洼乡) Xijiuji (Chinese: 西九吉乡) Beishicao (Chinese: 北石槽乡) Shijing (Chinese: 诗经村乡) Guojiacun (Chinese: 郭家村乡) Shicun (Chinese: 时村乡) Hangbieying (Chinese: 行别营乡) Zunzuzhuang (Chinese: 尊祖庄乡) Longhuadian (Chinese: 龙华店乡) Guoziwa Huizu Township (Chinese: 果子洼回族乡)

External links

• Official site (Chinese)
• Facts on Hejian (English)
• Old map of Hejian

Notes and References

1. Book: Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development . Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development . China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017 . 2019 . China Statistics Press . Beijing . 46 . 11 January 2020 . 18 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190618043019/http://www.mohurd.gov.cn/xytj/tjzljsxytjgb/jstjnj/w02019012421874448287322500.xls . dead .
2. Web site: http://www.hejian.gov.cn/zjhj/hzgg/513645.shtml . zh:河间行政区划. Hejian Administrative Divisions. 河间市人民政府. zh-hans . Hejian People's Government . "Chinese: 河间市辖瀛州、米各庄、景和、卧佛堂、束城、留古寺、沙河桥7个镇，故仙、黎民居、兴村、沙洼、西九吉、北石槽、诗经村、郭家村、时村、行别营、尊祖庄、龙华店12个乡，果子洼1个回族乡，{...". 21 April 2018.
3. Web site: http://www.mca.gov.cn/article/sj/tjbz/a/2016/201702/201702231129.html . zh:2016年中华人民共和国县以下行政区划变更情况. Changes to Administrative Divisions Below the County Level in the People's Republic of China, 2016. Ministry of Civil Affairs. zh-hans. Ministry of Civil Affairs. "Chinese: 序号 原区划代码 原名称 变更原因 现区划代码 现名称 批准文件{...". December 2016. 21 April 2018.
4. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/13/09/130984.html . zh:2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：河间市 . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . zh-hans . 2012-07-21.
5. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2016/13/09/130984.html . zh:2016年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：河间市. 2016 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Hejian City. 中华人民共和国国家统计局信息网. zh-hans. . "Chinese: 统计用区划代码 名称 130984100000 瀛州镇 130984101000 米各庄镇 130984102000 景和镇 130984103000 卧佛堂镇 130984104000 束城镇 130984105000 留古寺镇 130984106000 沙河桥镇 130984200000 故仙乡 130984201000 黎民居乡 130984202000 兴村乡 130984203000 沙洼乡 130984204000 西九吉乡 130984205000 北石槽乡 130984207000 诗经村乡 130984208000 郭家村乡 130984209000 时村乡 130984210000 行别营乡 130984211000 尊祖庄乡 130984212000 龙华店乡 130984213000 果子洼回族乡 130984401000 河间经济开发区管理委员会 130984402000 河北河间瀛州经济开发区管理委员会". 2016. 20 April 2018.
6. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/hb/27557.html . zh:河间市历史沿革. Hejian City Historical Development. XZQH.org . "Chinese: 2010年第六次人口普查，河间市常住总人口810306人，其中：瀛州镇115387人，米各庄镇56577人，景和镇29338人，卧佛堂镇48986人，束城镇51390人，留古寺镇32419人，沙河桥镇42451人，故仙乡37463人，黎民居乡45289人，兴村乡54933人，沙洼乡34840人，西九吉乡29449人，北石槽乡22294人，诗经村乡30036人，郭家村乡26700人，时村乡25209人，行别营乡39834人，尊祖庄乡36391人，龙华店乡29126人，果子洼乡22194人。". 19 June 2015. 20 April 2018.