Huiji District (), previously Mangshan District (), is one of 6
urban districts of the
prefecture-level city
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During the Republican era, many of China' ...
of
Zhengzhou
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, the capital of
Henan Province
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,
South Central China
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.
Located south of the
Yellow River
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and north of
Zhongyuan
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and
Jinshui, much of Huiji lies outside Zhengzhou's urban area and is overall still an agricultural area, though many upper-class
villa
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s and
townhouse
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complex are located here due to its relatively pristine environment. It has an area of and a population of and a population of 269,561, making it Zhengzhou's least densely populated district.
There are many tourist attractions located just south of the Yellow River, including
Mount Mang,
Huayuankou,
Fujing Ecological Garden,
Dahe village, and the
Yellow River Wetland Protected Area, as well as the proposed
Zhengzhou Wildlife Park.
Administrative divisions
Huiji has six
subdistricts A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
Equivalents
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and two
towns
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Origin and use
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:
*Subdistricts:
**Xincheng ()
**Liuzhai ()
**
Laoyachen ()
**Changxinglu ()
**Yingbinlu ()
**Dahelu ()
*Towns:
**Guxing ()
**
Huayuankou ()
References
External links
Official website of Huiji District Government
{{County-level divisions of Henan
Districts of Zhengzhou