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Hejian
河间市
County-level city
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityCangzhou
City seatYingzhou Town (瀛州镇)
Area
 • Total1,333 km2 (515 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (45 ft)
Population
 • Total770,000
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
062450
Area code0317
Websitehejian.gov.cn

Hejian (simplified Chinese: 河间; traditional Chinese: 河間; pinyin: Héjiān; Wade–Giles: Ho Chien; alternative romanizations: Ho Dsien[1], Ho-kien[-fou]) is a county-level city of Cangzhou City, in east-central Hebei province, China. As of 2004, the population was ca. 770,000 inhabitants and the city territory was 1,333 km2 (515 sq mi). Hejian is situated along China National Highway 106.

History

"A military station near the city of Chokien", i.e. probably Hejian. (Ca. 1844)

Séraphin Couvreur (1835–1919) and Léon Wieger (1856–1933), two French Jesuit missionaries and renowned Sinologists worked at the Catholic Jesuit mission in Hejian.

Administrative divisions

There are 7 towns (镇) and 13 townships (乡):[1]

Towns:

Townships:

  1. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：河间市 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
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