Hanjiang District, Putian
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Hanjiang 涵江区 |
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 Hanjiang
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| Coordinates: 25°27′31″N 119°06′59″E / 25.45861°N 119.11639°ECoordinates: 25°27′31″N 119°06′59″E / 25.45861°N 119.11639°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Putian |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Hanjiang (Chinese: 涵江; pinyin: Hánjiāng) is a district of Putian, Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It ranges in latitude from 25°23' to 25° 27'N and longitude from 119° 04' to 119°10'E. It is located in the middle of the southeast coast, east to Taiwan Strait, south to "triangle of the gold austral Fujian".
In 627, Hanjiang got its original name of "Hantou", which means it was the head of sluice that built at that time. In Song Dynasty, it was given the name of "Hanjiang".
Hanjiang contains 2 street offices, 9 towns, 1 village: Handong, Hanxi, Sanjiangkou, Baitang, Guohuan, Jiangkou, Wutang, Qiulu, Baisha, Zhuangbian, Xinxian, Dayang. The district government is located in Handong Street.
With a total area of around 752 square kilometers, Hanjiang is in the north of the estuary of Mulan Stream, and in the wast of the Xinghua Bay. It has National Road 324, Fuzhou-Xiamen Highway, Xingyou Highway, Fuzhou-Xiamen Railway, and Xiangpu Railway in its region. The Hanjiang railway station is located in Jiangkou town.
Hanjiang has a monsoonal subtropical marine climate, characterised by long, cool and humid summers and short, mild and dry winters. The average annual temperature is 20.2 °C, with an annual sunlight of 1943 hours and annual precipitation of 1289mm.
According to the 2010 Census, Hanjiang has a population of 470097 inhabitants, or 16.92% of the population of Putian.
The Hanjiang district has abundant nonmetal mineral deposits: reserves of brick and tile clay reach one hundred million tons; granite is over one million cubic meters; and construction sand and mineral water are also plentiful.
Hanjiang is a part of Mulan Stream Plain, which is rich in rice, wheat, sweet potato, soybean, peanut and vegetable. Lychee, longan, loquat, and persimmon are the four main fruits. Seafood like oysters, sea worms, clams, fish, octopus, especially eel and prawns are well-known both inside and outside the province.
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