Hepu County

Hepu (Chinese: 合浦; pinyin: Hépǔ), alternately romanized as Hoppo, Hopu or Hop'u, is a county under the administration of Beihai City in southeastern Guangxi, China. It borders Lianjiang (Guangdong) to the southeast, Bobai County to the northeast, the Gulf of Tonkin to the south, Qinzhou to the west, and Pubei County to the north. Then-Premier Li Peng called this place "the Southern Pearl County" (南珠之乡) in November 1992. The county was once known as Lianzhou (Postal: Limchow). It has an area of 2,380 km2 (920 sq mi) and a population of 930,914 as of 2003.

Hepu County

合浦县

Hoppo; Limchow
Hepu
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 21°40′N 109°12′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityBeihai
Township-level divisions13 towns, 2 townships
County seatLianzhou
Area
  Total2,380 km2 (920 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (40 ft)
Population
 (2003)
  Total930,914
  Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
536100
Area code(s)0779

About 300,000 of the inhabitants are of Hakka descent.

History

Hepu (labelled as HO-P'U (HOPPO) 合浦) (1954)

In antiquity, Hepu county was originally part of a larger county which encompassed part of Guangxi, Guangdong and even parts of Hainan. It was established in 111 BCE by Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty, during the first Chinese domination of Vietnam. During the brief interruption of the Han dynasty by Wang Mang, many of his opponents were exiled and banished to Hepu.

  • 19491950: Hepu administered Beihai as a town
  • June 1965: administered by Qinzhou Region of Guangxi, prior
  • July 1, 1987: administered by Beihai City

Administrative divisions

The county administers 13 towns and 2 townships:[1]

Towns:

  • Lianzhou (廉州镇), Dangjiang (党江镇), Xichang (西场镇), Shagang (沙岗镇), Wujia (乌家镇), Zhakou (闸口镇), Gongguan (公馆镇), Baisha (白沙镇), Shankou (山口镇), Shatian (沙田镇), Shiwan (石湾镇), Shikang (石康镇), Changle (常乐镇)

Townships:

  • Quzhang Township (曲樟乡), Xingdaohu Township (星岛湖乡)

Transportation

Famous people

Climate

References

  1. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:合浦县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OapKDKGuG4
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