Hejin

Hejin
河津市
County-level city

Location in Yuncheng
Hejin
Location in Shanxi
Coordinates: 35°35′46″N 110°42′43″E / 35.596°N 110.712°E / 35.596; 110.712Coordinates: 35°35′46″N 110°42′43″E / 35.596°N 110.712°E / 35.596; 110.712
Country People's Republic of China
Province Shanxi
Prefecture-level city Yuncheng
City seat Chengqu Subdistrict (城区街道)
Area
  Total 593 km2 (229 sq mi)
Elevation 396 m (1,299 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 360,000
  Density 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code 043300
Area code(s) 0359
Website www.sxhj.gov.cn

Hejin (Chinese: 河津; pinyin: Héjīn) is a county-level city of Yuncheng City, in the southwest of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China, located on the east (left) bank of the Yellow River. It borders Jishan and Wanrong counties to the east and south, Linfen to the north, and Hancheng in Shaanxi across the Yellow River to the west. As of 2002, it had a population of 360,000 residing in an area of 593 km2 (229 sq mi). The city and its surrounding area is home to abundant aluminium reserves. During the Qin Dynasty, Hejin was known as Pishi County (皮氏县; Píshì Xiàn), renamed to Longmen County (simplified Chinese: 龙门县; traditional Chinese: 龍門縣; pinyin: Lóngmén Xiàn) during the Northern Wei, and finally Hejin County (河津县; Héjīn Xiàn) in the Song Dynasty. The city's name (河津) literally means "river ford", due to the need of a fording of the Yellow River at the time. In 1994, Hejin was upgraded to its present status as a county-level city.

Administrative divisions

Hejin City administers two subdistricts, two towns, and five townships.[1]

Subdistricts:

  • Chengqu Subdistrict (城区街道)
  • Qingjian Subdistrict (清涧街道)

Towns:

  • Fancun (樊村镇)
  • Senglou (僧楼镇)

Townships:

  • Xiaoliang Township (小梁乡)
  • Chaijia Township (柴家乡)
  • Zhaojiazhuang Township (赵家庄乡)
  • Xiahua Township (下化乡)
  • Yangcun Township (阳村乡)

Transportation

References

  1. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:河津市 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
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