Hebi 鹤壁市 Hopi | |
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 Location of Hebi inHenan | |
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| Coordinates (Hebi municipal government):35°44′53″N114°17′49″E / 35.748°N 114.297°E /35.748; 114.297 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Municipal seat | Qibin District |
| Area | |
| 2,299 km2 (888 sq mi) | |
| • Urban (2018)[1] | 543 km2 (210 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 847.3 km2 (327.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census for total, 2018 otherwise)[2] | |
| 1,565,973 | |
| • Density | 681.2/km2 (1,764/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2018)[1] | 667,600 |
| • Urban density | 1,230/km2 (3,180/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 574,000 |
| • Metro density | 677/km2 (1,750/sq mi) |
| GDP[3][4] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 77.2 billion US$ 11.6 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 47,940 US$ 7,217 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 392 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-HA-06 |
| MajorNationalities | Han |
| County-level divisions | 5 |
| Township-level divisions | unknown |
| License plate prefixes | 豫F |
| Website | hebi |
Hebi (simplified Chinese:鹤壁;traditional Chinese:鶴壁;pinyin:Hèbì[xɤ̂.pî];postal: Hopi) is aprefecture-level city in northernHenanprovince, China. Situated in mountainous terrain at the edge of theShanxi plateau, Hebi is about 25 miles (40 km) south ofAnyang, 40 miles (64 km) northeast ofXinxiang and 65 miles (105 km) north ofKaifeng.
As of the2020 census, its population was 1,565,973 inhabitants and in the 2018 estimate 574,000 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made ofQibin District andQi County largely conurbated. One can notice thatShancheng District andHeshan District are for the moment, part of another built-up area of 372,600 inhabitants close toAnyang.[2]
Hebi has several coal mines. The city is also home to Hebi New Area, aneconomic development zone.
Theprefecture-level city of Hebi administers 3districts and 2counties.
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| Climate data for Hebi, elevation 80 m (260 ft), (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) | 8.0 (46.4) | 15.2 (59.4) | 20.7 (69.3) | 27.0 (80.6) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.5 (90.5) | 30.5 (86.9) | 27.0 (80.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 13.1 (55.6) | 6.7 (44.1) | 19.9 (67.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) | 1.8 (35.2) | 8.7 (47.7) | 14.5 (58.1) | 20.9 (69.6) | 26.2 (79.2) | 27.3 (81.1) | 25.6 (78.1) | 20.7 (69.3) | 15.1 (59.2) | 7.5 (45.5) | 0.5 (32.9) | 13.9 (57.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) | −3.1 (26.4) | 2.7 (36.9) | 8.4 (47.1) | 14.7 (58.5) | 20.1 (68.2) | 23.0 (73.4) | 21.6 (70.9) | 15.8 (60.4) | 10.2 (50.4) | 2.9 (37.2) | −4.2 (24.4) | 8.8 (47.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 6.1 (0.24) | 8.2 (0.32) | 5.9 (0.23) | 42.3 (1.67) | 36.8 (1.45) | 65.1 (2.56) | 155.1 (6.11) | 133.9 (5.27) | 64.3 (2.53) | 24.2 (0.95) | 23.4 (0.92) | 3.4 (0.13) | 568.7 (22.38) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 67.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 62 | 60 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 76 | 82 | 78 | 69 | 70 | 65 | 68 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
The name of "Hebi" first appears in book "History of Jin". It is believed that during ancient times, cranes would rest on the cliffs of the southern mountains. The southern mountain was then named 鹤山(HeShan), where 鹤 means crane. The village near the southern mountain was then named 鹤壁 (Hebi), which literally translates to "Cranes resting on cliffs").
The urban area of Hebi has undergone three relocations. In 1957, the urban area was selected to be in Hebiji. With the construction of the mine #2 and mine #3, the urban area moved south to what is now known as Zhongshan District in December 1957. Later in 1959, the urban area changed from Zhongshan District to another district that is known as Dahu. However, the surrounding areas of the urban area became mostly subsidence areas, restricting further development of the city. Therefore, in 1992, Hebi government established Qibin Economic Development Zone at the junction of Qi County, Junxian County in the southeast. As the scale of the Qibin Economic Development Zone expands, the political center of the city also moved to Qibin District in May 1999. Qibin District is now the new political, economic center of Hebi City.
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