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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Hechi
| official_name                   = <!-- Official name in English if different from 'name' -->
| native_name                     = {{lang|zh|河池市 • {{lang|za|Hozciz Si}}}}
| other_name                      =
| settlement_type                 = [[Prefecture-level city]]
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|image1 = Hechi from QianAn Hotel.jpg
|image2 = JinChengJiang Station in Hechi.jpg
|image3 = Hechi BaiMaJie.jpg
|image4 = Yizhou Liusanjie square.jpg
|image5 = 2015 Yizhou, Hechi.jpg
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| image_caption                   = '''Clockwise from top''': View of Jinchengjiang from Qian An Hotel, Bai Ma Jie street in the Jinchengjiang city center, view of the city from Yizhou Bridge, Liu Sanjie square in Yizhou, Jinchengjiang station
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| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = People's Republic of China
| subdivision_type1               = [[Autonomous regions of the People's Republic of China|Region]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Guangxi]]
| subdivision_type2               = County-level divisions
| subdivision_name2               = 2 district<br>4 counties<br>5 autonomous counties
| seat_type                       = Municipal seat
| seat                            = [[Jinchengjiang District]]
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| area_total_km2                  = 33500
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| population_as_of                = 2010
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| population_total                = 3,991,900
| population_density_km2          = auto
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| demographics_type2   = GDP<ref>{{citation|title=广西统计年鉴－2021|url=http://tjj.gxzf.gov.cn//tjsj/tjnj/material/tjnj20200415/2022/indexch.htm|website=tjj.gxzf.gov.cn}}</ref>
| demographics2_title1 = Total
| demographics2_info1 = [[CN¥]] 104.2 billion<br />[[US$]] 16.2 billion 
| demographics2_title2 = Per capita
| demographics2_info2 = CN¥ 30,461<br />US$ 4,722
| timezone                        = [[China Standard Time|China Standard]]
| utc_offset                      = +8
| coor_pinpoint = Hechi municipal government
| coordinates                     = {{coord|24.693|N|108.085|E|type:adm2nd_region:CN-45_source:Gaode|format=dms|display=it}}
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| elevation_m                     = 195
| postal_code_type                = [[Postal code of China|Postal code]]
| postal_code                     = 547000
| area_code                       = 0778
| iso_code                        = [[ISO 3166-2:CN|CN-GX-12]]
| blank_name                      = [[Vehicle registration plates of China|Licence plate prefixes]]
| blank_info                      = {{lang|zh-cn|桂M}}
| website                         = {{URL|gxhc.gov.cn}}
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{{Infobox Chinese|c={{linktext|lang=zh|河池}}|p=Héchí|zha=Hozciz|zha57=Hoƨciƨ|l=river pool}}
'''Hechi''' ({{lang-zh|c=河池}}) is a [[prefecture-level city]] in the northwest of the [[Guangxi]] Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, bordering [[Guizhou]] to the north. In June 2002 it gained city status. There is no actual [[city]] named Hechi. Its capital is '''[[Jinchengjiang District|Jinchengjiang]]''' ({{lang-zh|c=金城江}}). 

==Geography and climate==
[[File:Txu-oclc-10552568-ng48-16.jpg|thumb|Hechi (labelled as HO-CH'IH 河池 on a 1954 US Army Service map)]]
Hechi is located in northwestern Guangxi on the southern end of the [[Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau]]. The total area is {{convert|33500|km2|abbr=on}}, with elevations increasing from southeast to northwest.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hechi Government |first1= |title=the Overview of Hechi |url= http://www.hechi.gov.cn/zjhc/hcgk/t18469603.shtml | publisher=Hechi Government}}</ref> It is very mountainous with ranges including in the north the Jiuwanda Mountains, in the northwest the Phoenix Mountains, in the east the Fengling Mountains, in the west, the Duyang Mountains, and in the southwest the Green Dragon Mountains. The tallest mountain is "Nameless Peak" with an elevation of {{convert|1693|m}}. Bordering prefecture-level divisions are [[Liuzhou]] to the east, [[Laibin]] to the southeast, [[Nanning]] to the south, and [[Baise City|Baise]] to the southwest in Guangxi and [[Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture]], [[Guizhou]] to the north.

Hechi has a [[monsoon]]-influenced [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cwa'') and is generally overcast. The short and mild winters begin dry but become progressively rainier and cloudier. Early spring is the cloudiest time of year, though the monsoonal rains do not arrive until May. Summer is long, hot, and humid, and is the sunniest season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hechi Government |first1= |title=Natural Environment |url= http://www.hechi.gov.cn/zjhc/zrdl/t53743.shtml | publisher=Hechi Government}}</ref> Autumn is warmer and drier than spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from {{convert|10.9|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|28.2|°C|1}} in July, and the annual mean is {{convert|20.8|°C|1}}. Annual rainfall averages around {{convert|1533|mm|in|abbr=on}}, over 65% of which falls from May to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 14% in January to 43% in August, the city receives 1,238 hours of bright sunshine annually.

{{Weather box|width=auto
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|location = Hechi, elevation {{convert|260|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010)
|Jan high C = 	14.2
|Feb high C = 	16.8
|Mar high C = 	20.1
|Apr high C = 	25.6
|May high C = 	29.3
|Jun high C = 	31.2
|Jul high C = 	32.7
|Aug high C = 	33.0
|Sep high C = 	31.2
|Oct high C = 	27.0
|Nov high C = 	22.4
|Dec high C = 	17.1
|Jan mean C = 	10.9
|Feb mean C = 	13.2
|Mar mean C = 	16.3
|Apr mean C = 	21.4
|May mean C = 	25.0
|Jun mean C = 	27.1
|Jul mean C = 	28.2
|Aug mean C = 	28.1
|Sep mean C = 	26.3
|Oct mean C = 	22.3
|Nov mean C = 	17.8
|Dec mean C = 	12.9
|Jan low C = 	8.7
|Feb low C = 	10.7
|Mar low C = 	13.8
|Apr low C = 	18.5
|May low C = 	21.8
|Jun low C = 	24.3
|Jul low C = 	25.1
|Aug low C = 	24.8
|Sep low C = 	22.9
|Oct low C = 	19.2
|Nov low C = 	14.7
|Dec low C = 	10.2
|Jan record high C = 28.6 |Jan record low C =  0.0
|Feb record high C = 34.5 |Feb record low C =  1.0
|Mar record high C = 35.7 |Mar record low C =  2.5
|Apr record high C = 37.8 |Apr record low C =  7.7
|May record high C = 37.5 |May record low C = 12.9
|Jun record high C = 37.6 |Jun record low C = 17.3
|Jul record high C = 39.4 |Jul record low C = 19.9
|Aug record high C = 39.2 |Aug record low C = 19.2
|Sep record high C = 38.2 |Sep record low C = 15.1
|Oct record high C = 35.6 |Oct record low C =  9.1
|Nov record high C = 33.3 |Nov record low C =  4.1
|Dec record high C = 30.1 |Dec record low C =  0.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 	43.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 	40.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 	72.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 	100.6
|May precipitation mm = 	230.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 	325.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 	258.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 	183.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 	117.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 	80.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 	46.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 	33.1
|Jan humidity = 	75
|Feb humidity = 	75
|Mar humidity = 	78
|Apr humidity = 	77
|May humidity = 	77
|Jun humidity = 	80
|Jul humidity = 	79
|Aug humidity = 	77
|Sep humidity = 	74
|Oct humidity = 	73
|Nov humidity = 	73
|Dec humidity = 	71
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm	
|Jan precipitation days = 	12.0
|Feb precipitation days = 	11.4
|Mar precipitation days = 	16.3
|Apr precipitation days = 	14.9
|May precipitation days = 	15.2
|Jun precipitation days = 	17.2
|Jul precipitation days = 	17.1
|Aug precipitation days = 	14.4
|Sep precipitation days = 	9.9
|Oct precipitation days = 	8.2
|Nov precipitation days = 	9.2
|Dec precipitation days = 	8.2
|year precipitation days = 	
|Jan sun = 	46.3
|Feb sun = 	51.2
|Mar sun = 	54.9
|Apr sun = 	81.2
|May sun = 	109.9
|Jun sun = 	96.6
|Jul sun = 	150.6
|Aug sun = 	173.0
|Sep sun = 	151.4
|Oct sun = 	123.4
|Nov sun = 	109.0
|Dec sun = 	90.0
|year sun = 	
| Jan percentsun = 	14
| Feb percentsun = 	16
| Mar percentsun = 	15
| Apr percentsun = 	21
| May percentsun = 	27
| Jun percentsun = 	24
| Jul percentsun = 	36
| Aug percentsun = 	43
| Sep percentsun = 	41
| Oct percentsun = 	35
| Nov percentsun = 	33
| Dec percentsun = 	27
| year percentsun =	
|Jan snow days = 	0.4
|Feb snow days = 	0.1
|Mar snow days = 	0
|Apr snow days = 	0
|May snow days = 	0
|Jun snow days = 	0
|Jul snow days = 	0
|Aug snow days = 	0
|Sep snow days = 	0
|Oct snow days = 	0
|Nov snow days = 	0
|Dec snow days = 	0.2
|year snow days = 	
|source 1 = [[China Meteorological Administration]]<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=[[China Meteorological Administration]] |language = zh-hans |access-date=28 May 2023}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web|url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网|publisher=[[China Meteorological Administration]] |language = zh-hans | access-date =28 May 2023}}</ref>
| source 2 = Weather China<ref name = Clim>{{cite web
| url = http://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101301201.shtml?
| script-title=zh:河池 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 
| publisher = Weather China
| language = zh
| access-date = 27 November 2022}}</ref>
}}

==Administration==

Hechi has 2 [[District of China|urban district]], 4 [[County (People's Republic of China)|counties]], and 5 [[Autonomous entities of China|autonomous counties]].

'''District''':
* [[Jinchengjiang District]] ({{lang|zh-hans|金城江区}})
* [[Yizhou District, Hechi|Yizhou District]] ({{lang|zh-hans|宜州区}})

'''Counties''':
* [[Nandan County]] ({{lang|zh-hans|南丹县}})
* [[Tian'e County]] ({{lang|zh-hans|天峨县}})
* [[Fengshan County, Guangxi|Fengshan County]] ({{lang|zh-hans|凤山县}})
* [[Donglan County]] ({{lang|zh-hans|东兰县}})

'''Autonomous counties''':
* [[Bama Yao Autonomous County]] ({{lang|zh-hans|巴马瑶族自治县}})
* [[Du'an Yao Autonomous County]] ({{lang|zh-hans|都安瑶族自治县}})
* [[Dahua Yao Autonomous County]] ({{lang|zh-hans|大化瑶族自治县}})
* [[Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County]] ({{lang|zh-hans|罗城仫佬族自治县}})
* [[Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County]] ({{lang|zh-hans|环江毛南族自治县}})

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{{Image label begin|image=Administrative Division Hechi.png|width={{{1|400}}}|link=}} 
{{Image label|x=880|y=790|scale={{{1|400}}}/2000|text=[[Jinchengjiang District|'''Jinchengjiang''']]}}
{{Image label|x=1460|y=940|scale={{{1|400}}}/2000|text=[[Yizhou District, Hechi|'''Yizhou''']]}}
{{Image label|x=710|y=480|scale={{{1|400}}}/2000|text=[[Nandan County|'''Nandan<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=310|y=490|scale={{{1|400}}}/2000|text=[[Tian'e County|'''Tian'e<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=270|y=880|scale={{{1|400}}}/2000|text=[[Fengshan County, Guangxi|'''Fengshan<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=610|y=940|scale={{{1|400}}}/2000|text=[[Donglan County|'''Donglan<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=1620|y=600|scale={{{1|400}}}/2000|text=[[Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County|'''Luocheng<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=1180|y=450|scale={{{1|400}}}/2000|text=[[Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County|'''Huanjiang<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=380|y=1190|scale={{{1|400}}}/2000|text=[[Bama Yao Autonomous County|'''Bama<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=1120|y=1190|scale={{{1|400}}}/2000|text=[[Du'an Yao Autonomous County|'''Du'an<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=780|y=1350|scale={{{1|400}}}/2000|text=[[Dahua Yao Autonomous County|'''Dahua<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label end}}
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|}

==Demographics==
In 2010 Hechi's population was 3,991,900. 83.89% (2,826,400) of the people belong to the national minority. Ethnic groups include [[Zhuang people|Zhuang]], [[Han Chinese|Han]], [[Yao people|Yao]], [[Mulao people|Mulao]], [[Maonan people|Maonan]], [[Miao people|Miao]], [[Dong people|Dong]], and [[Shui people|Shui]]. In these ethnic groups, [[Zhuang people|Zhuang]] population was 2,542,852 (63.7%), [[Yao people|Yao]] was 365,910 (9.16%). It is home to Guangxi's largest national minority population.<ref>[http://www.drcnet.com.cn/eDRCnet.common.web/DocSummary.aspx?leafid=3404&docid=2657222  Main data bulletin of the sixth national census in 2010], 11 October 2011.{{in lang|zh}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! English Name
! Simplified Chinese
! Pinyin
! [[Standard Zhuang|Zhuang]]
! Area
! Population (2010)
|-
| [[Jinchengjiang District]]
| {{lang|zh-Hans|金城江区}}
| {{Transliteration|zh|Jīnchéngjiāng Qū}}
| {{lang|za|Ginhcwngzgyan Gih}}
| 2,340
| 308,133.01 (73% of the people belong to the [[Zhuang people|Zhuang]] ethnic group, 2010)
|-
| [[Yizhou District, Hechi|Yizhou District]]
| {{lang|zh-Hans|宜州区}}
| {{Transliteration|zh|Yízhōu Qū}}
| {{lang|za|Yizcou Gih}}
| 3,869
| 628,655.86 (74.01% of the people belong to the [[Zhuang people|Zhuang]] ethnic group, 2010)
|-
| [[Nandan County]]
| {{lang|zh-Hans|南丹县}}
| {{Transliteration|zh|Nándān Xiàn}}
| {{lang|za|Namzdan Yen}}
| 3,916
| 291,427.84 (33% of the people belong to the [[Zhuang people|Zhuang]] ethnic group, 2010)
|-
| [[Tian'e County]]
| {{lang|zh-Hans|天峨县}}
| {{Transliteration|zh|Tiān'é Xiàn}} 
| {{lang|za|Dienhngoz Yen}}
| 3,291
| 156,615.5 (57% of the people belong to the [[Zhuang people|Zhuang]] ethnic group, 2010)
|-
| [[Fengshan County]]
| {{lang|zh-Hans|凤山县}}
| {{Transliteration|zh|Fèngshān Xiàn}}
| {{lang|za|Fonghsan Yen}}
| 1,738
| 195,716.15 (58% of the people belong to the [[Zhuang people|Zhuang]] ethnic group, 2010)
|-
| [[Donglan County]]
| {{lang|zh-Hans|东兰县}}
| {{Transliteration|zh|Dōnglán Xiàn}}
| {{lang|za|Dunghlanz Yen}}
| 2,435
| 295,521.3 (85% of the people belong to the [[Zhuang people|Zhuang]] ethnic group, 2010)
|-
| [[Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County]]
| {{lang|zh-Hans|罗城仫佬族自治县}}
| {{Transliteration|zh|Luóchéng Mùlǎozú Zìzhìxiàn}}
| {{lang|za|Lozcwngz Bouxmohlaujcuz Swci Yen}}
| 2,658
| 369,229.83 (31.7% of the people belong to the [[Zhuang people|Zhuang]] ethnic group, 2010)
|-
| [[Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County]]
| {{lang|zh-Hans|环江毛南族自治县}}
| {{Transliteration|zh|Huánjiāng Máonánzú Zìzhìxiàn}}
| {{lang|za|Vanzgyangh Mauznamzcuz Swci Yen}}
| 4,558
| 361,827.23 (69.71% of the people belong to the [[Zhuang people|Zhuang]] ethnic group, 2010)
|-
| [[Bama Yao Autonomous County]]
| {{lang|zh-Hans|巴马瑶族自治县}}
| {{Transliteration|zh|Bāmǎ  Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn}}
| {{lang|za|Bahmax  Yauzcuz Swci Yen}}
| 1,966
| 266,722.46 (70.13% of the people belong to the [[Zhuang people|Zhuang]] ethnic group, 2010)
|-
| [[Du'an Yao Autonomous County]]
| {{lang|zh-Hans|都安瑶族自治县}}
| {{Transliteration|zh|Dū'ān Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn}}
| {{lang|za|Duhnganh Yauzcuz Swci Yen}}
| 4,095
| 702,200 (73.98% of the people belong to the [[Zhuang people|Zhuang]] ethnic group, 2010)
|-
| [[Dahua Yao Autonomous County]]
| {{lang|zh-Hans|大化瑶族自治县}}
| {{Transliteration|zh|Dàhuà  Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn}}
| {{lang|za|Ginhsiu  Yauzcuz Swci Yen}}
| 2,754
| 446,236.08 (33.23% of the people belong to the [[Zhuang people|Zhuang]] ethnic group, 2010)
|}

* ''These figures are based on the following official statistics:''
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hcrb.hcwang.cn/html/2011-09/30/content_23966.htm |script-title=zh:河池市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 |website=hcwang.cn |date=2011-09-30 |access-date=2011-12-13 |language=zh-cn |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105132/http://hcrb.hcwang.cn/html/2011-09/30/content_23966.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drcnet.com.cn/eDRCnet.common.web/DocSummary.aspx?leafid=3404&docid=2657222 |script-title=zh:河池市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 |website=drcnet.com.cn |access-date=2011-10-11 |language=zh-cn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zgduan.gov.cn/news/2011919/n110596.html |script-title=zh:都安社会经济概况/都安统计局 |publisher=[[Du'an Yao Autonomous County]] People's Government |date=2011-09-19 |language=zh-cn |access-date=2013-01-09 |archive-date=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229215355/http://www.zgduan.gov.cn/news/2011919/n110596.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Economy==
{{unreferenced section|date=September 2019}}
[[File:Jinchengjiang army monument.JPG|thumb|Jinchengjiang Army Monument]]

===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 produced.

===Water===
Due to Hechi's tropical wet climate, water power is also a major resource. Each year, more than {{convert|25|km3|abbr=on}} 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 {{convert|5130|km|abbr=on}}. 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 {{convert|360|km2|abbr=on}} 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. 120,000 tons of fruit are grown annually on more than {{convert|310|km2|abbr=on}} of land.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

===Forestry===
Forest products are another important industry. Hechi has more than {{convert|10000|km2|abbr=on}} of forest. More than 200 species of wild plants can be used in [[Chinese medicine]].

==Flora and 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 [[langur]]s, [[pangolin]]s, and wild cats can be found in Hechi's forested mountains.

==Transportation==

=== Air ===
* [[Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport]] {{airport codes|HCJ}}

=== Rail ===
* [[Hechi Railway Station]], part of the [[Guizhou–Guangxi Railway]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180813104429/http://www.gxhc.gov.cn/ Official Website]{{in lang|zh}}

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