Hengzhou, Guangxi Explained

Hengzhou
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5303XX
Settlement Type:County-level city
Pushpin Map:China Guangxi
Pushpin Label:Hengzhou
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Guangxi
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Name1:Guangxi
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Nanning
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Seat:Hengzhou (Chinese: 横州镇)
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3464
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:863001
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:22.6799°N 109.2614°W
Elevation Ft:185
Elevation M:56
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Hengzhou, formerly, Heng County or Hengxian (; Standard Zhuang: Zhuang; Chuang: Hwngz Yen) is a county-level city of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China; it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanning, the capital of Guangxi, with a permanent population of 863,001 and a hukou population of 1,200,521[3] as of the 2010 Census. The easternmost county-level division of Nanning City, it borders the prefecture-level cities of Guigang to the northeast, Yulin to the east, and Qinzhou to the south. 60% speak Pinghua as their mother tongue and a further 30% speak Pingua as a second language.[4] The county-level city was approved and elevated by the former Heng County by the State Council on February 3, 2021.

Administrative divisions

There are 16 towns and 1 township in the county-level city:[5]

Towns:

Township:

Notes and References

  1. Nanning City Land Use Plan (2006 - 20)/. Accessed 8 July 2014.
  2. Book: zh:《中国2010年人口普查分县资料》. December 2012. China Statistics Print . 978-7-5037-6659-6. zh.
  3. Book: zh:《中华人民共和国全国分县市人口统计资料2010》. November 2011. 群众出版社 . 978-7-5014-4917-0.
  4. Book: zh:广西平话研究 . Yu Jin (余谨) . 978-7-5161-8896-5 . 88f. 2016 .
  5. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/45/01/450127.html. zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:横州市. National Bureau of Statistics of China. zh-hans.