Hepu County
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Hepu County is a county of Beihai
Beihai
Beihai is a prefecture-level city of Guangxi, China. Beihai means "north of the sea" in Chinese, signifying its status as a seaport on the north shore of the Gulf of Tonkin. Between the years 2006 and 2020, Beihai is predicted to be the world's fastest growing city...

 City, Guangxi
Guangxi
Guangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in...

, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

. It has 26 neighborhood committees and 245 village committees. Li Peng
Li Peng
Li Peng served as the fourth Premier of the People's Republic of China, between 1987 and 1998, and the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislative body, from 1998 to 2003. For much of the 1990s Li was ranked second in the Communist Party of China ...

 called this place "the Southern Pearl County" (南珠之乡) in November 1992.
  • Area
    Area
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    : 2,380 km²
  • Population
    Population
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    : 920,000
  • District seat: Lianzhou Town

Subdivisions

13 towns:
  • Lianzhou (廉洲)
  • Dangjiang (党江)
  • Shagang (沙岗)
  • Xichang (西场)
  • Wujia (乌家)
  • Shiwan (石湾)
  • Shikang (石康)
  • Changle (常乐)
  • Zhakou (闸口)
  • Gongguan (公馆)
  • Baisha (白沙)
  • Shankou (山口)
  • Shatian (沙田)

3 townships:
  • Quzhang (曲樟)
  • Shizilu (十字路)
  • Xingdaohu (星岛湖)

History

  • 1949–1950: Hepu administered Beihai as a town
  • June 1965: administered by Qinzhou
    Qinzhou
    Qinzhou is a municipal region in Guangxi, People's Republic of China.The municipality lies on the Gulf of Tonkin and has a population of 944, 000.-Administration:The Qinzhou municipal region comprises two districts and two counties....

     Region of Guangxi, prior
  • July 1 1987: administered by Beihai City

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