Hengli () is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an o ...
under the jurisdiction of
Dongguan prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of Chi ...
in the
Pearl River Delta
The Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region (PRD; ; pt, Delta do Rio das Pérolas (DRP)) is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary, where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea. Referred to as the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Ma ...
region of
Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ...
province, China. It is located just north of
Changping Town
Changping town () is a town under the direct administration of the prefecture-level city of Dongguan, in Guangdong province, China, located to the east of downtown Dongguan. The town has a total area of and a population of 500,000.
Transportati ...
. As of the year 2020, it had a total population of 278,858.
Geography
Hengli Town is located on the banks of Huanbao and Yinhe Rivers. The Congguanshen Expressway crosses the eastern part of the town. It has an average elevation of 8 meters above the sea level.
Climate
Hengli Town has a
Humid Subtropical Climate
A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...
(Cfa). It sees the most rainfall in June, with an average precipitation of 259.8 mm; and the least rainfall in December, with an average precipitation of 25.8 mm.
Administrative divisions
In the year 2022, Hengli Town consisted of 18 subdivisions, including the following 2
residential communities and 16
villages
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
:
Residential communities
* Hengquan (恒泉)
* Yuning (裕宁)
Villages
* Shiyong (石涌)
* Gekeng (隔坑)
* Banxianshan (半仙山)
* Hengli (横沥)
* Tiantou (田头)
* Tiankeng (田坑)
* Cuntou (村头)
* Changxiang (长巷)
* Tianraobu (田饶步)
* Liujia (六甲)
* Cunwei (村尾)
* Shuibian (水边)
* Xinsi (新四)
* Shansha (山厦)
* Yuetan (月塘)
* Zhangkeng (张坑)
References
Geography of Dongguan
Towns in Guangdong
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