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Hekou (simplified Chinese: 河口镇; traditional Chinese: 河口鎮; pinyin: Hékǒu Zhèn) is a town in Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou, China.[1] As of the 2016 census it had a population of 15,000 and an area of 138.16-square-kilometre (53.34 sq mi).

Hekou Town 河口镇
Town
Hekou Town Location in Guizhou
Coordinates: 28°58′54″N 107°38′33″E
Country	China
Province	Guizhou
Prefecture	Zunyi
Autonomous county	Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County
Area
• Total	138.16 km2 (53.34 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	15,000
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	563518
Area code(s)	0851

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into seven villages:

• Shiqiao (石桥村)
• Xingmin (幸民村)
• Chetian (车田村)
• Meijiang (梅江村)
• Datian (大田村)
• Saba (三坝村)
• Zhulintang (竹林塘村)

History

On January 14, 2016, it was upgraded to a town.

Economy

The economy of the town is supported primarily by farming and ranching.

References

Bibliography

• Liu Jiangnian, ed. (2007). "Rural construction" 乡村建设. 《道真仡佬族苗族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08537-8.

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