Hexiwu Town
河西务镇
Town
Cihang Chanlin Temple within Xiaoli Village, Hexiwu Town
Cihang Chanlin Temple within Xiaoli Village, Hexiwu Town
Hexiwu Town is located in Tianjin
Hexiwu Town
Hexiwu Town
Hexiwu Town is located in China
Hexiwu Town
Hexiwu Town
Coordinates: 39°37′21″N 116°57′14″E / 39.62250°N 116.95389°E / 39.62250; 116.95389
Country China
MunicipalityTianjin
DistrictWuqing
Village-level Divisions2 communities
51 villages
Area
 • Total70.11 km2 (27.07 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total45,814
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
301711
Area code022

Hexiwu Town (simplified Chinese: 河西务镇; traditional Chinese: 河西務鎮; pinyin: Héxīwù Zhèn), 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 (Chinese: 河西务; lit. 'River West Affair') 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

References

  1. ^ "China: Tiānjīn Municipal Province (Districts and Townships) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  2. ^ 中华人民共和国政区大典 天津卷 [Collection of Administrative Divisions of the People's Republic of China, Tianjin Volumn] (in Chinese) (Di 1 ban ed.). 2020. ISBN 978-7-5087-6215-9. OCLC 1351675957.
  3. ^ "Hexiwu topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  4. ^ Tsai, Shih-Shan Henry. SUNY Series in Chinese Local Studies: The Eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty. SUNY Press, 1996. ISBN 0791426874, 9780791426876. Accessed 16 Oct 2012.
  5. ^ Smith, Arthur Henderson (1901). China in convulsion. Vol. 2. F. H. Revell. pp. 393, 441–448. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  6. ^ "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]. www.stats.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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