Huozhou

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Huozhou
霍州市
County-level city
Huozhou Prefectural Hall
Huozhou Prefectural Hall
Huozhou is located in Shanxi
Huozhou
Huozhou
Location in Shanxi
Coordinates (Huozhou municipal government): 36°34′08″N 111°45′18″E / 36.5690°N 111.7551°E / 36.5690; 111.7551Coordinates: 36°34′08″N 111°45′18″E / 36.5690°N 111.7551°E / 36.5690; 111.7551
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityLinfen
Area
[1]
 • County-level city765.0 km2 (295.4 sq mi)
 • Urban
19.50 km2 (7.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • County-level city347,000
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
155,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
031400
Area code(s)0357

Huozhou (Chinese: 霍州; pinyin: Huòzhōu), formerly Huo County or Huoxian, is a county-level city in Linfen, in southern Shanxi Province, China.[2] The city spans an area or 765 square kilometers, and has a population of 155,000 as of 2017.[1]

Administrative divisions[]

Huozhou has jurisdiction over five subdistricts, four towns and three townships.[2]

The city's subdistricts are (南环路街道), (鼓楼街道), (北环路街道), (开元街道), and (退沙街道).[2]

The city's towns are (辛置镇), (大张镇), (白龙镇), and (李曹镇).[2]

The city's townships are (三教乡), (师庄乡), and (陶唐峪乡).[2]

The city's administrative offices are located in Kaiyuan Subdistrict.[2]

Geography[]

The city's altitude ranges from 516 to 2,504.3 m (1,693 to 8,216 ft) in height.[2] The Fen River runs through the city from north to south.[2]

Climate[]

Huozhou has an annual average temperature of 12.2 °C (54.0 °F), an annual precipitation averaging 437.3 mm (17.22 in), and an average of 2265.1 annual sunshine hours.[3]

History[]

Present-day Huozhou was once part of the Ji Province of ancient China, when it was simply named Huo (霍; Huò).[3] During the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history, the city was conquered by Duke Xian of Jin in 661 BCE, and was subsequently renamed Huoyi (霍邑; Huòyì).[3] During the Yuan Dynasty, the area received its current name, Huozhou (霍州; Huòzhōu).[3]

Economy[]

Major agricultural products produced in Huozhou include wheat, corn, millet, soybeans, potatoes, apples, walnuts, cotton, sunflower oil, rapeseed, and various vegetables.[3]

Huozhou's mineral deposits include iron, copper, aluminum, gold, limestone, dolomite, gypsum, refractory clay, phosphorus, sillimanite, kaolinite, pegmatite, quartz sand, barite, graphite, granite, Yixing clay,  [zh], pyrite, other types of clay, sand and gravel, rare earth minerals, energy mineral coal, mineral water.[3] As of 2011, the city's coal reserves total 1.735 billion tons, and quartz sand reserves totalled 170 million tons.[3]

Transport[]

The southern portion of the Datong–Puzhou railway and the G5 Beijing-Kunming Expressway both run through the city.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i 霍州市概况地图_行政区划网(区划地名网) www.xzqh.org. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g 霍州概况. Huozhou People's Government. 2011-04-20. Archived from the original on 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
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