Houma
侯马市 | |
|---|---|
 Xintian Square | |
  Houma Location of the city center in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates (Houma municipal government): 35°37′09″N 111°22′19″E / 35.6191°N 111.3720°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Linfen |
| Area | |
| 220.1 km2 (85.0 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 20.43 km2 (7.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| 251,000 | |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 158,900 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Houma (simplified Chinese: 侯马; traditional Chinese: 侯馬; pinyin: Hóumǎ) is a county-level city in the southwest of the Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China, on the Fen River - the tributary of Yellow River; it is under the administration of Linfen City. Houma has an area of 220.1 km2 (85.0 sq mi) and has a population of 251,000 as of 2017.[1]
Houma, known as Xintian in ancient times, was the capital of the state of Jin from 585 BCE to 376 BCE.[2] Ancient bronzeware workshops, spade money, and a number of other historical relics have been excavated in Houma.[2]
- ^ a b c d Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ a b 侯马简介-侯马简介-侯马市人民政府门户网站 (in Chinese). Houma People's Government. 2017-08-27. Archived from the original on 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2020-05-21.