Shuyang () is a

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situated in

Xianghe County Xianghe County () is a county of central Hebei province with 449,038 inhabitants in 2020, up from 343,372 inhabitants in 2010. It is under the administration of Langfang prefecture-level city. Xianghe has 7 towns and 2 townships. It is southeast ...

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. Shuyang serves as the administrative center of Xianghe County. According to the

2010 Chinese Census The 2010 Chinese census, officially the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国第六次全国人口普查), was conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China wi ...

, Shuyang's population is 103,659.

History

In 1956, the area was incorporated as Chengguan Township (). In 1958, Chengguan became a

people's commune The people's commune ( zh, c=, p=rénmín gōngshè) was the highest of three administrative levels in rural areas of the People's Republic of China during the period from 1958 to 1983, until they were replaced by Townships of the People's Rep ...

. In 1983, Chengguan People's Commune was replaced by the

of Shuyang. In 1996, the former

townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

of Jinxinzhuang () and Daluo () were merged into Shuyang.

Geography

Shuyang is located in the western portion of central

, along the southern banks of the

Chaobai River The Chaobai River () is a river in northern China. The river is 458 km long and flows from the confluence of the Chao and Bai Rivers at the Miyun Reservoir in Beijing Municipality through Hebei Province and into the Grand Canal of the Hai R ...

Administrative divisions

Shuyang administers 19 residential communities and 52 administrative villages.

Demographics

According to the

, Shuyang's population was 103,659. A 2002 estimate put Shuyang's population at about 64,900. Shuyang's population in 2000 was 67,660, per the

2000 Chinese Census The 2000 Chinese census, officially the Fifth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (), was conducted by the government of the People's Republic of China with 1 November 2000 as its zero hour. The total population was calcul ...

. A 1997 estimate put Shuyang's population at about 59,000.

Transportation

The Tongtang Highway () passes through Shuyang. The Xia'an Highway (), which travels from in

Dachang Hui Autonomous County Dachang Hui Autonomous County (; Xiao'erjing: ) is a Hui autonomous county of Hebei province. It is under the administration of Langfang prefecture-level city, and was established in 1955. The Hui Muslim county of Dachang was subjected to slaugh ...

, to Anping in

, also passes through Shuyang.

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