Hexiwu Explained

Hexiwu Town
Native Name:河西务镇
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Tianjin#China
Coordinates:39.6225°N 116.9539°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: China
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Tianjin
Subdivision Name2:Wuqing
Area Total Km2:70.11
Elevation M:12
Population Total:45814
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:301711
Area Code:022
Native Name Lang:zh
Parts:2 communities
51 villages
Parts Type:Village-level Divisions

Hexiwu Town, formerly known as Ho-Hsi-Wu, is a town situated on the northern part of Wuqing District, Tianjin, China. It borders Yongledian and Anping Towns to the north, Qiantun Township and Xiawuqi Town to the east, Damengzhuang and Daliang Towns to the south, as well as Baigutun and Gaocun Towns to the west. In the year 2010, the town was home to 45,814 residents.[1]

This town got the name Hexiwu for its location on the west of the Grand Canal and hosting local taxation agency during the Yuan Dynasty.[2]

Geography

Hexiwu Town is located along the Grand Canal. It has an average elevation of 12 meters above the sea level.[3]

History

During the Ming dynasty, the bursting of several dikes at Hexiwu touched off a crisis in 1424. Mu Jin and Zhang Xin directed efforts by more than 5,000 workers from the Ministry of Public Works to repair the damage and restore the irrigation system.[4]

The site played a minor role during the Boxer Rebellion, seeing battle on 25 July between the international relief force and the Kansu Braves under Dong Fuxiang.[5]

Administrative divisions

At the end of 2022, Hexiwu Town covered 53 subdivisions, where 2 were residential communities and 51 were villages. They are listed below:[6]

Residential Communities

Villages

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: China: Tiānjīn Municipal Province (Districts and Townships) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2023-07-02 . www.citypopulation.de.
  2. Book: 中华人民共和国政区大典 天津卷 . 2020 . 978-7-5087-6215-9 . Di 1 ban . zh . Collection of Administrative Divisions of the People's Republic of China, Tianjin Volumn . 1351675957.
  3. Web site: Hexiwu topographic map, elevation, terrain . 2023-07-02 . Topographic maps . en.
  4. Tsai, Shih-Shan Henry. SUNY Series in Chinese Local Studies: The Eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty. SUNY Press, 1996., 9780791426876. Accessed 16 Oct 2012.
  5. Book: Smith, Arthur Henderson . China in convulsion . F. H. Revell . 1901 . 2 . 393, 441–448 . 2010-06-28.
  6. Web site: 2022年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码 . 2022 Statistical Division Codes and Urban-rural Differentiation Codes . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321180250/http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2022/12/01/14/120114109.html . 2023-03-21 . 2023-07-02 . www.stats.gov.cn . zh.