Luohe

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漯河市
Luòhé Shì
Luohe is highlighted on this map
Administration Type Prefecture-level city
Area 2,617 km²
Population 2,511,000
GDP Unknown
Major Nationalities Han
County-level divisions 5
Township-level divisions 55
Area Code 395

Luohe is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province, People's Republic of China. It is surrounded by the cities of Xuchang, Zhoukou, Zhumadian and Pingdingshan on its north, east, south and west respectively.

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[edit] Administration

The prefecture-level city of Luohe administers 3 districts and 2 counties.

  • Yancheng District (郾城区)
  • Yuanhui District (源汇区)
  • Shaoling District (召陵区)
  • Linyin County (临颍县)
  • Wuyang County (舞阳县)

[edit] Agriculture and industry

Cultivation of wheat, corn and textile industry are important for the economy of the area. The city is famous for its ham production industry. ShuangHui(双汇) is the biggest ham production company in China.

[edit] Famous village

NanJie Chun (南街村)

[edit] Famous person

Xu Shen (许慎): famous linguist in the Han Dynasty. He compiled the first Chinese character dictionary Shuowen Jiezi.

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Prefecture-level divisions of Henan
Prefecture-level cities: Anyang | Hebi | Jiaozuo | Kaifeng | Luohe | Luoyang | Nanyang | Pingdingshan

Puyang | Sanmenxia | Shangqiu | Xinxiang | Xinyang | Xuchang | Zhengzhou | Zhoukou | Zhumadian

Sub-prefecture-level cities: Jiyuan
List of Henan County-level divisions


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