Hechi

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nameHechi
official_name
native_name河池市 • {{lang
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total_width300
image1Hechi from QianAn Hotel.jpg
image2JinChengJiang Station in Hechi.jpg
image3Hechi BaiMaJie.jpg
image4Yizhou Liusanjie square.jpg
image52015 Yizhou, Hechi.jpg
image_captionClockwise from top: View of Jinchengjiang from Qian An Hotel, Bai Ma Jie street in the Jinchengjiang city center, view of the city from Yizhou Bridge, Liu Sanjie square in Yizhou, Jinchengjiang station
image_mapGuangxi subdivisions - Hechi.svg
map_captionLocation of Hechi City jurisdiction in Guangxi
pushpin_mapChina
pushpin_map_captionLocation in China
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_namePeople's Republic of China
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Guangxi
subdivision_type2County-level divisions
subdivision_name22 district
4 counties
5 autonomous counties
seat_typeMunicipal seat
seatYizhou District
leader_title1
area_magnitude
area_total_km233500
population_as_of2010
population_total3,991,900
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type2GDP
demographics2_title1Total
demographics2_info1CN¥ 104.2 billion
US$ 16.2 billion
demographics2_title2Per capita
demographics2_info2CN¥ 30,461
US$ 4,722
timezoneChina Standard
utc_offset+8
coor_pinpointHechi municipal government
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m195
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code547000
area_code0778
iso_codeCN-GX-12
blank_nameLicence plate prefixes
blank_info桂M
website
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| name = Hechi | official_name = | native_name = 河池市 • {{lang|za|Hozciz Si}} | other_name = | settlement_type = Prefecture-level city | nickname = | motto = | image_skyline = {{multiple image |perrow = 1/2/2/1 |border = infobox |total_width = 300 |image1 = Hechi from QianAn Hotel.jpg |image2 = JinChengJiang Station in Hechi.jpg |image3 = Hechi BaiMaJie.jpg |image4 = Yizhou Liusanjie square.jpg |image5 = 2015 Yizhou, Hechi.jpg | image_caption = Clockwise from top: View of Jinchengjiang from Qian An Hotel, Bai Ma Jie street in the Jinchengjiang city center, view of the city from Yizhou Bridge, Liu Sanjie square in Yizhou, Jinchengjiang station | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_size = | image_map = Guangxi subdivisions - Hechi.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location of Hechi City jurisdiction in Guangxi | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = China | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in China | pushpin_mapsize = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = People's Republic of China | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Guangxi | subdivision_type2 = County-level divisions | subdivision_name2 = 2 district 4 counties 5 autonomous counties | seat_type = Municipal seat | seat = Yizhou District | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | established_title = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 33500 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | population_as_of = 2010 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 3,991,900 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | demographics_type2 = GDP | demographics2_title1 = Total | demographics2_info1 = CN¥ 104.2 billion US$ 16.2 billion | demographics2_title2 = Per capita | demographics2_info2 = CN¥ 30,461 US$ 4,722 | timezone = China Standard | utc_offset = +8 | coor_pinpoint = Hechi municipal government | coordinates = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 195 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 547000 | area_code = 0778 | iso_code = CN-GX-12 | blank_name = Licence plate prefixes | blank_info = 桂M | website = | footnotes = Hechi () is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, bordering Guizhou to the north. In June 2002 it gained city status. Its capital is Yizhou ().

Geography and climate

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Txu-oclc-10552568-ng48-16.jpg" caption="Hechi (labelled as HO-CH'IH 河池 on a 1954 US Army Service map)"] ::

Hechi is located in northwestern Guangxi on the southern end of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau. The total area is 33500 km2, with elevations increasing from southeast to northwest. It is very mountainous with ranges including in the north the Jiuwanda Mountains, in the northwest the Phoenix Mountains, in the east the Fengling Mountains, in the west, the Duyang Mountains, and in the southwest the Green Dragon Mountains. The tallest mountain is "Nameless Peak" with an elevation of 1693 m. Bordering prefecture-level divisions are Liuzhou to the east, Laibin to the southeast, Nanning to the south, and Baise to the southwest in Guangxi and Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou to the north.

Hechi has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) and is generally overcast. The short and mild winters begin dry but become progressively rainier and cloudier. Early spring is the cloudiest time of year, though the monsoonal rains do not arrive until May. Summer is long, hot, and humid, and is the sunniest season. Autumn is warmer and drier than spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 10.9 °C in January to 28.2 °C in July, and the annual mean is 20.8 °C. Annual rainfall averages around 1533 mm, over 65% of which falls from May to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 14% in January to 43% in August, the city receives 1,238 hours of bright sunshine annually.

| width = auto | metric first = y | single line = y | collapsed = Y | location = Hechi, elevation 260 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1955–present) | Jan high C = 14.2 | Feb high C = 16.8 | Mar high C = 20.1 | Apr high C = 25.6 | May high C = 29.3 | Jun high C = 31.2 | Jul high C = 32.7 | Aug high C = 33.0 | Sep high C = 31.2 | Oct high C = 27.0 | Nov high C = 22.4 | Dec high C = 17.1 | Jan mean C = 10.9 | Feb mean C = 13.2 | Mar mean C = 16.3 | Apr mean C = 21.4 | May mean C = 25.0 | Jun mean C = 27.1 | Jul mean C = 28.2 | Aug mean C = 28.1 | Sep mean C = 26.3 | Oct mean C = 22.3 | Nov mean C = 17.8 | Dec mean C = 12.9 | Jan low C = 8.7 | Feb low C = 10.7 | Mar low C = 13.8 | Apr low C = 18.5 | May low C = 21.8 | Jun low C = 24.3 | Jul low C = 25.1 | Aug low C = 24.8 | Sep low C = 22.9 | Oct low C = 19.2 | Nov low C = 14.7 | Dec low C = 10.2 | Jan record high C = 31.5 | Jan record low C = -2.0 | Feb record high C = 34.5 | Feb record low C = 0.2 | Mar record high C = 35.7 | Mar record low C = 2.5 | Apr record high C = 37.8 | Apr record low C = 7.7 | May record high C = 38.3 | May record low C = 12.9 | Jun record high C = 39.3 | Jun record low C = 16.3 | Jul record high C = 39.4 | Jul record low C = 19.9 | Aug record high C = 39.7 | Aug record low C = 19.2 | Sep record high C = 38.2 | Sep record low C = 14.7 | Oct record high C = 35.6 | Oct record low C = 9.0 | Nov record high C = 33.3 | Nov record low C = 2.2 | Dec record high C = 30.1 | Dec record low C = 0.2 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 43.6 | Feb precipitation mm = 40.8 | Mar precipitation mm = 72.8 | Apr precipitation mm = 100.6 | May precipitation mm = 230.8 | Jun precipitation mm = 325.3 | Jul precipitation mm = 258.2 | Aug precipitation mm = 183.3 | Sep precipitation mm = 117.4 | Oct precipitation mm = 80.5 | Nov precipitation mm = 46.7 | Dec precipitation mm = 33.1 | Jan humidity = 75 | Feb humidity = 75 | Mar humidity = 78 | Apr humidity = 77 | May humidity = 77 | Jun humidity = 80 | Jul humidity = 79 | Aug humidity = 77 | Sep humidity = 74 | Oct humidity = 73 | Nov humidity = 73 | Dec humidity = 71 | unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 12.0 | Feb precipitation days = 11.4 | Mar precipitation days = 16.3 | Apr precipitation days = 14.9 | May precipitation days = 15.2 | Jun precipitation days = 17.2 | Jul precipitation days = 17.1 | Aug precipitation days = 14.4 | Sep precipitation days = 9.9 | Oct precipitation days = 8.2 | Nov precipitation days = 9.2 | Dec precipitation days = 8.2 | year precipitation days = | Jan sun = 46.3 | Feb sun = 51.2 | Mar sun = 54.9 | Apr sun = 81.2 | May sun = 109.9 | Jun sun = 96.6 | Jul sun = 150.6 | Aug sun = 173.0 | Sep sun = 151.4 | Oct sun = 123.4 | Nov sun = 109.0 | Dec sun = 90.0 | year sun = | Jan percentsun = 14 | Feb percentsun = 16 | Mar percentsun = 15 | Apr percentsun = 21 | May percentsun = 27 | Jun percentsun = 24 | Jul percentsun = 36 | Aug percentsun = 43 | Sep percentsun = 41 | Oct percentsun = 35 | Nov percentsun = 33 | Dec percentsun = 27 | year percentsun = | Jan snow days = 0.4 | Feb snow days = 0.1 | Mar snow days = 0 | Apr snow days = 0 | May snow days = 0 | Jun snow days = 0 | Jul snow days = 0 | Aug snow days = 0 | Sep snow days = 0 | Oct snow days = 0 | Nov snow days = 0 | Dec snow days = 0.2 | year snow days = | source 1 = China Meteorological Administration extremes{{cite web |url=https://www.roostweather.com/worldclimate/graphs.php?code=CHM00059023 |title= Hechi Climate: 1991–2020 |publisher=Starlings Roost Weather |access-date=14 October 2025 | source 2 = Weather China{{cite web | url = http://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101301201.shtml? | script-title=zh:河池 – 气象数据 -中国天气网 | publisher = Weather China | language = zh | access-date = 27 November 2022}} | source =

Administration

Hechi has 2 urban district, 4 counties, and 5 autonomous counties.

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Demographics

In 2010 Hechi's population was 3,991,900. 83.89% (2,826,400) of the people belong to the national minority. Ethnic groups include Zhuang, Han, Yao, Mulao, Maonan, Miao, Dong, and Shui. In these ethnic groups, Zhuang population was 2,542,852 (63.7%), Yao was 365,910 (9.16%). It is home to Guangxi's largest national minority population.By the end of 2024, the total registered population of the city is 4.308,900, and the resident population of the city is 3,313,500.

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English nameSimplified ChinesePinyinZhuangAreaPopulation (2010)
Jinchengjiang District金城江区zhGinhcwngzgyan Gih2,340308,133.01 (73% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group, 2010)
Yizhou District宜州区zhYizcou Gih3,869628,655.86 (74.01% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group, 2010)
Nandan County南丹县zhNamzdan Yen3,916291,427.84 (33% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group, 2010)
Tian'e County天峨县zhDienhngoz Yen3,291156,615.5 (57% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group, 2010)
Fengshan County凤山县zhFonghsan Yen1,738195,716.15 (58% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group, 2010)
Donglan County东兰县zhDunghlanz Yen2,435295,521.3 (85% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group, 2010)
Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County罗城仫佬族自治县zhLozcwngz Bouxmohlaujcuz Swci Yen2,658369,229.83 (31.7% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group, 2010)
Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County环江毛南族自治县zhVanzgyangh Mauznamzcuz Swci Yen4,558361,827.23 (69.71% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group, 2010)
Bama Yao Autonomous County巴马瑶族自治县zhBahmax Yauzcuz Swci Yen1,966266,722.46 (70.13% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group, 2010)
Du'an Yao Autonomous County都安瑶族自治县zhDuhnganh Yauzcuz Swci Yen4,095702,200 (73.98% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group, 2010)
Dahua Yao Autonomous County大化瑶族自治县zhGinhsiu Yauzcuz Swci Yen2,754446,236.08 (33.23% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group, 2010)
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  • These figures are based on the following official statistics:

Economy

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Minerals

Hechi is one of Guangxi's most important mineral producers. All of Hechi's counties have large quantities of high quality mineral resources. They include but are not limited to tin, antimony, gold, zinc, indium, copper, iron, silver, manganese, and arsenic. It is a major source of gold for both China and the global market. Limestone and marble are also produced.

Water

Due to Hechi's tropical wet climate, water power is also a major resource. Each year, more than 25 km3 of water flows through Hechi; 13% of all of Guangxi's water. There are more than 630 streams, creeks, and rivers with a combined length of more than 5130 km. Hydropwer facilities on these rivers produce more than 10 gigawatts of electricity; half of Guangxi's hydropower energy.

Agriculture

Hechi's climate, weather, and soil make it a major agricultural center. More than 400 types of crops including oranges, pineapple, corn, lotus root, casava, sugarcane, tobacco, vegetables, melons, mulberry, mushrooms and more than 100 different kinds of rice are grown here. Sugarcane is a major crop with more than 220,000 tons of refined sugar produced each year from 360 km2 of cane. Oil plants such as peanuts, sesame, and grape are also important.

Fruit make up a significant portion of Hechi's agriculture. There are more than 200 kinds of fruit found here. 120,000 tons of fruit are grown annually on more than 310 km2 of land.

Forestry

Forest products are another important industry. Hechi has more than 10000 km2 of forest. More than 200 species of wild plants can be used in Chinese medicine.

Flora and fauna

Due to its tropical wet climate, Hechi has an amazing level of biodiversity. There are more than 1800 species of plants, 150 species of trees, 700 species of insects, 50 species of fish, and 60 species of land animals, many of which are rare and protected. Animals such as langurs, pangolins, and wild cats can be found in Hechi's forested mountains.

Transportation

Air

Rail

References

References

  1. "广西统计年鉴－2021".
  3. "the Overview of Hechi". Hechi Government.
  4. "Natural Environment". Hechi Government.
  5. link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
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  7. "(广西壮族自治区)2024年河池市国民经济和社会发展统计公报-红黑统计公报库".
  8. link. (2011-09-30)
  9. link
  10. link. [[Du'an Yao Autonomous County]] People's Government. (2011-09-19)

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