Hebi

Hebi (simplified Chinese: 鹤壁; traditional Chinese: 鶴壁; pinyin: Hèbì [xɤ̂.pî]; postal: Hopi) is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, China. Situated in mountainous terrain at the edge of the Shanxi plateau, Hebi is about 25 miles (40 km) south of Anyang, 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Xinxiang and 65 miles (105 km) north of Kaifeng.

Hebi 鹤壁市 Hopi
Prefecture-level city
View near Hebi East railway station, 2016
Location of Hebi in Henan
Hebi Location in the North China Plain Show map of North China Plain Hebi Hebi (China) Show map of China
Coordinates (Hebi municipal government): 35°44′53″N 114°17′49″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Municipal seat	Qibin District
Area
• Prefecture-level city	2,299 km2 (888 sq mi)
• Urban  (2018)[1]	543 km2 (210 sq mi)
• Metro	847.3 km2 (327.1 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census for total, 2018 otherwise)[2]
• Prefecture-level city	1,565,973
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
• Urban  (2018)[1]	667,600
• Urban density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
• Metro	574,000
• Metro density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code(s)	392
ISO 3166 code	CN-HA-06
GDP	¥10,817 per capita (2004)
Major Nationalities	Han
County-level divisions	5
Township-level divisions	unknown
License plate prefixes	豫F
Website	hebi.gov.cn

As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,565,973 inhabitants and in the 2018 estimate 574,000 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Qibin District and Qi County largely conurbated. One can notice that Shancheng District and Heshan District are for the moment, part of another built-up area of 372,600 inhabitants close to Anyang.[3]

Hebi has several coal mines. The city is also home to Hebi New Area, an economic development zone.