Hechi
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Administration
Hechi has 1 urban district, 1 cityCounty-level city
A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....
, 4 counties, and 5 autonomous counties.
City:
- YizhouYizhouYizhou , formerly Yishan County , is a county-level city located in Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in the southern part of the People's Republic of China....
(宜州市)
Urban District:
- Jinchengjiang DistrictJinchengjiang DistrictJinchengjiang District is in the province of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hechi City....
(金城江区)
Counties:
- Nandan CountyNandan CountyNandan County is a county in Hechi Prefecture, in northwest of Guangxi Province of China.Area: 3916 km2.Population: 276,000Postal Code: 547200.Telephone Area Code: 0778-External links:*...
(南丹县） - Tian'e CountyTian'e CountyTian'e County is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hechi city.-Economics:* Longtan Dam on the Hongshui River....
(天峨县） - Donglan CountyDonglan CountyDonglan County is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hechi city....
(东兰县） - Fengshan County (凤山县）
Autonomous counties:
- Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous CountyHuanjiang Maonan Autonomous CountyHuanjiang Maonan Autonomous County is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hechi city....
(环江毛南族自治县) - Du'an Yao Autonomous County (都安瑶族自治县)
- Luocheng Mulao Autonomous CountyLuocheng Mulao Autonomous CountyLuocheng Mulao Autonomous County is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hechi city....
(罗城仫佬族自治县) - Bama Yao Autonomous CountyBama Yao Autonomous CountyBama Yao Autonomous County is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hechi city....
(巴马瑶族自治县) - Dahua Yao Autonomous CountyDahua Yao Autonomous CountyDahua Yao Autonomous County is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hechi city....
(大化瑶族自治县)
Demographics
In 2004 Hechi's population was 3,830,000. Ethnic groups include Zhuang, HanHan Chinese
Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...
, Yao
Yao people
The Yao nationality is a government classification for various minorities in China. They form one of the 55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, where they reside in the mountainous terrain of the southwest and south...
, Mulao
Mulao
The Mulao people are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. In their name, Mulam, mu6 is a classifier for human beings and lam1 is another form of the name used by the Dong , to whom the Mulam people are ethnically related...
, Maonan
Maonan
The Maonan people are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. There are a total of 107,166 Maonan, mostly living northern Guangxi province in southern China....
, Miao
Miao people
The Miao or ม้ง ; ) is an ethnic group recognized by the government of the People's Republic of China as one of the 55 official minority groups. Miao is a Chinese term and does not reflect the self-designations of the component nations of people, which include Hmong, Hmu, A Hmao, and Kho Xiong...
, Dong
Dong people
The Dong , a Kam–Sui people of southern China, are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They are famed for their native-bred Kam Sweet Rice , carpentry skills, and unique architecture, in particular a form of covered bridge known as the "wind and rain...
, and Shui
Shui
The Sui people are an ethnic group living mostly in Guizhou Province, China. They are counted as one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.-History and demographics:...
. It is home to Guangxi's largest ethnic minority population.
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 producedWater
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 5,130 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. 80% of tropical Asia's fruits are grown in Hechi alone. 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 10,000 km² of forest. More than 200 species of wild plants can be used in Chinese medicine.Flora 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, pangolinPangolin
A pangolin , also scaly anteater or Trenggiling, is a mammal of the order Pholidota. There is only one extant family and one genus of pangolins, comprising eight species. There are also a number of extinct taxa. Pangolins have large keratin scales covering their skin and are the only mammals with...
s, and wild cats can be found in Hechi's forested mountains.