Heshan 鹤山市 | |
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.png) Location of Heshan City (pink) in Jiangmen City (yellow), Guangdong province, and the PRC | |
  Heshan Location of the city centre in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates:22°46′N112°57′E / 22.767°N 112.950°E /22.767; 112.950 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiangmen |
| County seat | Shaping |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,081 km2 (417 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census[1]) | |
• Total | 530,684 |
| • Density | 490.9/km2 (1,271/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 529700 |
| Area code | 0750 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 鹤山 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鶴山 | ||||||||||
| Postal | Hokshan | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Crane Mountain | ||||||||||
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Heshan (Chinese:鹤山),formerlyromanized asHokshan, is acounty-level city ofJiangmen City in the southern part of Guangdong Province, China with a total land area of 1,081 square kilometres (417 sq mi) and a population of 530,684 inhabitants as of 2020 census and some 200,000 internal migrants.[1] The city is now being conurbated with Jiangmen and so included in the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Pearl River conurbation with more than 65,57 million inhabitants. There are approximately 360,000 people of Heshan origin or descent living in other parts of the world, particularly in theAmericas such asChile,Peru and theUnited States.
Situated about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south west of the provincial capital,Guangzhou, Heshan occupies a strategic location on thePearl River Delta, commanding the northern gateway to Jiangmen's five prefectures. Along the opposite bank of the same river, lie the two municipalities of Nanhai and Shunde. Heshan is around three hours fromHong Kong and one hour fromMacau by road. The city's harbour can accommodate vessels of up to 3,000 long tons (3,050 t). Ships ply from here to Hong Kong directly.
Heshan—one ofseveral places in China whose name means "MountCrane"—takes its name from a nearby mountain thought to resemble the shape of the bird. The spelling Heshan derives from thepinyin romanization of the name'sMandarin pronunciation. ThePostal Map spelling Hokshan was a combination of the localCantonese pronunciation of the first character and theMandarin pronunciation of the second. Heshan has also been romanized asHo Shan[2] andHo-shan.[3]
Heshan was made a prefecture in 1732 during the reign of theYongzheng Emperor of theQing.[citation needed] By the 19th century,Heshan County made up part of thecommandery ofZhaoqing.[2] In 1993, it was promoted to acounty-level city.
Heshan Municipality administers tentowns:
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[4] |
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| Shaping Subdistrict | 沙坪街道 | Shāpíng Jiēdào | 197,155 |
| Longkou town | 龙口镇 | Lóngkǒu Zhèn | 36,625 |
| Yayao town | 雅瑶镇 | Yǎyáo Zhèn | 38,851 |
| Gulao town | 古劳镇 | Gǔláo Zhèn | 35,606 |
| Taoyuan town | 桃源镇 | Táoyuán Zhèn | 25,902 |
| Hecheng town | 鹤城镇 | Hèchéng Zhèn | 32,170 |
| Gonghe town | 共和镇 | Gònghé Zhèn | 41,338 |
| Zhishan town | 址山镇 | Zhǐshān Zhèn | 32,009 |
| Zhaiwu town | 宅梧镇 | Zháiwú Zhèn | 26,254 |
| Yunxiang town | 云乡镇 | Yúnxiāng Zhèn | 12,453 |
| Shuanghe town | 双合镇 | Shuānghé Zhèn | 16,575 |
Heshan is located at the center of one of China's largest furniture producing areas, with approximately 10% of the world's furniture produced on its outskirts.
Heshan is the birthplace of theSouthern lion dance style known as the Hok San lion dance.
| Climate data for Heshan, elevation 47 m (154 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.8 (89.2) | 35.2 (95.4) | 35.3 (95.5) | 38.1 (100.6) | 39.6 (103.3) | 38.2 (100.8) | 36.8 (98.2) | 35.8 (96.4) | 33.1 (91.6) | 29.8 (85.6) | 39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) | 19.4 (66.9) | 22.0 (71.6) | 26.5 (79.7) | 30.1 (86.2) | 31.9 (89.4) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.1 (91.6) | 31.7 (89.1) | 29.1 (84.4) | 24.7 (76.5) | 19.9 (67.8) | 26.6 (79.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) | 15.5 (59.9) | 18.2 (64.8) | 22.7 (72.9) | 26.1 (79.0) | 27.9 (82.2) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.8 (83.8) | 27.7 (81.9) | 24.9 (76.8) | 20.4 (68.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 22.5 (72.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) | 12.9 (55.2) | 15.7 (60.3) | 20.2 (68.4) | 23.4 (74.1) | 25.4 (77.7) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.0 (78.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 21.9 (71.4) | 17.3 (63.1) | 12.7 (54.9) | 19.8 (67.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) | 2.6 (36.7) | 3.7 (38.7) | 8.8 (47.8) | 15.5 (59.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.3 (72.1) | 16.4 (61.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | 4.6 (40.3) | 1.5 (34.7) | 1.5 (34.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 52.7 (2.07) | 52.4 (2.06) | 89.8 (3.54) | 164.9 (6.49) | 279.6 (11.01) | 312.3 (12.30) | 239.8 (9.44) | 275.6 (10.85) | 206.0 (8.11) | 80.8 (3.18) | 40.4 (1.59) | 36.0 (1.42) | 1,830.3 (72.06) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.3 | 9.9 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 17.7 | 19.2 | 16.3 | 17.0 | 12.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 147 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 73 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 78 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 112.5 | 83.0 | 68.7 | 88.4 | 137.3 | 161.0 | 210.2 | 190.0 | 178.7 | 192.4 | 160.7 | 147.0 | 1,729.9 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 33 | 26 | 18 | 23 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 48 | 49 | 54 | 49 | 44 | 39 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
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