Hejian
河间市
Hokien, Ho-chien
County-level city
Hejian West railway station
Hejian West railway station
Hejian in Cangzhou
Hejian in Cangzhou
Hejian is located in Hebei
Hejian
Hejian
Location of the city center in Hebei
Coordinates (Hejian government): 38°26′48″N 116°05′58″E / 38.4466°N 116.0995°E / 38.4466; 116.0995
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityCangzhou
City seatYingzhoulu Subdistrict
Area
[1]
 • County-level city1,322.0 km2 (510.4 sq mi)
 • Urban
69.40 km2 (26.80 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (45 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • County-level city895,000
 • Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
 • Urban
[1]
175,400
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
062450
Area code0317
Websitewww.hejian.gov.cn

Hejian (simplified Chinese: 河间; traditional Chinese: 河間; pinyin: Héjiān; Wade–Giles: Ho Chien; alternative romanizations: Ho Dsien [1], 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. As of 2017, the population was ca. 895,000 inhabitants and the city territory was 1,333 km2 (515 sq mi). Hejian is situated along China National Highway 106.

History

"A military station near the city of Chokien", i.e. probably Hejian. (Ca. 1844)
Map including Hejian (labeled as 河間 HO-CHIEN (HOKIEN) (walled)) (AMS, 1954)

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]

Subdistricts:

Towns:

  • Migezhuang (米各庄镇)
  • Jinghe (景和镇)
  • Wofotang (卧佛堂镇)
  • Shucheng (束城镇)
  • Liugusi (留古寺镇)
  • Shaheqiao (沙河桥镇)
  • Shijingcun (诗经村镇)

Townships:

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

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

Towns:

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

Townships:

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

Climate

Climate data for Hejian (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1) 		22.8
(73.0) 		31.4
(88.5) 		34.0
(93.2) 		39.8
(103.6) 		40.5
(104.9) 		42.0
(107.6) 		38.0
(100.4) 		35.4
(95.7) 		31.4
(88.5) 		24.0
(75.2) 		18.7
(65.7) 		42.0
(107.6)
Average high °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5) 		6.6
(43.9) 		13.3
(55.9) 		21.5
(70.7) 		27.3
(81.1) 		31.8
(89.2) 		32.0
(89.6) 		30.4
(86.7) 		26.7
(80.1) 		20.6
(69.1) 		11.1
(52.0) 		4.1
(39.4) 		19.0
(66.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.7
(25.3) 		0.1
(32.2) 		6.7
(44.1) 		14.7
(58.5) 		20.6
(69.1) 		25.4
(77.7) 		26.9
(80.4) 		25.4
(77.7) 		20.5
(68.9) 		13.7
(56.7) 		4.8
(40.6) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		12.8
(55.0)
Average low °C (°F) −8.7
(16.3) 		−5.2
(22.6) 		1.0
(33.8) 		8.4
(47.1) 		14.2
(57.6) 		19.6
(67.3) 		22.4
(72.3) 		21.2
(70.2) 		15.3
(59.5) 		8.1
(46.6) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		−6.3
(20.7) 		7.5
(45.5)
Record low °C (°F) −21.9
(−7.4) 		−17.3
(0.9) 		−10.2
(13.6) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		2.4
(36.3) 		8.3
(46.9) 		15.8
(60.4) 		12.0
(53.6) 		4.7
(40.5) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−13.9
(7.0) 		−20.1
(−4.2) 		−21.9
(−7.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.2
(0.09) 		4.5
(0.18) 		10.5
(0.41) 		22.3
(0.88) 		34.9
(1.37) 		62.4
(2.46) 		155.2
(6.11) 		120.3
(4.74) 		45.5
(1.79) 		22.7
(0.89) 		11.4
(0.45) 		2.8
(0.11) 		494.7
(19.48)
Average relative humidity (%) 59 53 51 54 59 62 76 80 74 67 66 64 64
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b 河间行政区划 [Hejian Administrative Divisions]. 河间市人民政府 (in Simplified Chinese). Hejian People's Government. Retrieved 21 April 2018. 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，{...}区划调整后，河间市辖瀛州路、城垣西路2个街道办事处，米各庄、景和、卧佛堂、束城、留古寺、沙河桥、诗经村7个镇，故仙、黎民居、兴村、沙洼、西九吉、北石槽、时村、行别营、尊祖庄、龙华店10个乡，果子洼1个回族乡，563个村民委员会，76个居民委员会。
  3. ^ 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 (in Simplified Chinese). Ministry of Civil Affairs. December 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2018. 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{...}8 130984100 瀛州镇 撤镇设街道 130984001 瀛州路街道 冀民函【2016】275号 9 新设街道 130984002 城垣西路街道 10 130984207 诗经村乡 撤乡设镇 130984107 诗经村镇 11 130984208 郭家村乡
  4. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：河间市 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  5. ^ 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 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2018. 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
  6. ^ 河间市历史沿革 [Hejian City Historical Development]. XZQH.org. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2018. 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。
  7. ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

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