Hebi
prefecture-level city in Henan, China
Hebi (simplified Chinese: 鹤壁; traditional Chinese: 鶴壁; pinyin: Hèbì [xɤ̂.pî]; postal: Hopi) is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, China. Situated in mountainous terrain at the edge of the Shanxi plateau, Hebi is about 25 miles (40 km) south of Anyang, 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Xinxiang and 65 miles (105 km) north of Kaifeng.
As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,565,973 inhabitants and in the 2018 estimate 574,000 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Qibin District and Qi County largely conurbated. One can notice that Shancheng District and Heshan District are for the moment, part of another built-up area of 372,600 inhabitants close to Anyang.
Hebi has several coal mines. The city is also home to the Hebi New Area, an economic development zone.
Administration
The prefecture-level city of Hebi administers 3 districts and 2 counties.
Qibin District (淇滨区)
Shancheng District (山城区)
Heshan District (鹤山区)
Xun County (浚县)
Qi County (淇县)
Climate
History
The name of "Hebi" first appears in the History of Jin. It is believed that during ancient times, cranes would rest on the cliffs of the southern mountains. The southern mountain was then named 鹤山 (Heshan), where 鹤 means crane.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q404301. VIAF identifies the subject as 154950360. The Library of Congress control number is n98061466. Authority coordinates are 35.750, 114.289. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2018.
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