Sanhe, Feixi County

Sanhe
三河镇
Town
Sanhe
Location in China
Coordinates: 31°30′34″N 117°14′19″E / 31.50944°N 117.23861°E / 31.50944; 117.23861Coordinates: 31°30′34″N 117°14′19″E / 31.50944°N 117.23861°E / 31.50944; 117.23861
Country People's Republic of China
Province Anhui
Prefecture-level city Hefei
County Feixi
Area
  Total 72 km2 (28 sq mi)
Elevation 8 m (26 ft)
Population (2009)
  Total 73,000
  Density 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code(s) 0551

Sanhe (simplified Chinese: 三河镇; traditional Chinese: 三河鎮; pinyin: Sānhé Zhèn) is a town in south-central Anhui province, People's Republic of China. Located 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of the provincial capital of Hefei and only 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the shores of Chao Lake, it is under the administration of Feixi County. In 2009, it had a population of 73,000 and an area of 72 square kilometres (28 sq mi), and administered 7 residential communities (社区) and 19 villages.[1]

Name

The name of the town literally means 'Three Rivers', referring to the Fengle (丰乐河), Hangbu (杭埠河), and Xiaonan Rivers (小南河).

History

The area around the town was the scene of the 1858 Battle of Sanhe during the Taiping Revolt against the Qing.

Divisions

Within its borders lies the Sanhe Old Town (三河古镇), which occupies more than 41% of the town's population and yet only 4.71 square kilometres (1.82 sq mi) of the area, and for this reason is one of the nationally designated historical and cultural towns (中国历史文化名镇).

Transport

The Anhui Provincial Road 103, running from Tongling to Hefei, passes through the area.

See also

References

  1. 三河镇 (in Chinese). xzqh.org. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
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