Houma
侯马市 | |
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![]() Xintian Square | |
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 | |
• County-level city | 220.1 km2 (85.0 sq mi) |
• Urban | 20.43 km2 (7.89 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• County-level city | 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]
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