Hechi

Hechi
河池市 • Hozciz Si
Clockwise from top: View of Hechi from Qian An Hotel, Bai Ma Jie street in the city centre, view of the city from Yizhou Bridge, Liu Sanjie square in Yizhou, Jinchengjiang station
Location of Hechi City jurisdiction in Guangxi
Hechi
Location in China
Coordinates (Hechi municipal government): 24°41′35″N 108°05′06″E / 24.693°N 108.085°E / 24.693; 108.085
CountryPeople's Republic of China
RegionGuangxi
County-level divisions2 district
4 counties
5 autonomous counties
Municipal seatJinchengjiang District
Area
  Total
33,500 km2 (12,900 sq mi)
Elevation
195 m (640 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
3,991,900
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
GDP
  TotalCN¥ 104.2 billion
US$ 16.2 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 30,461
US$ 4,722
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
547000
Area code0778
ISO 3166 codeCN-GX-12
Licence plate prefixes桂M
Websitegxhc.gov.cn
Hechi
Chinese name
Chinese河池
Literal meaningriver pool
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHéchí
Zhuang name
ZhuangHozciz
1957 orthographyHoƨciƨ

Hechi (Chinese: 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. The actual inner city itself is referred as Jinchengjiang (Chinese: 金城江). In June 2002 it gained city status.