Sanhe | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | China |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in China |
Coordinates: | 31.5094°N 117.2386°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Anhui |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Hefei |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Feixi |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 72 |
Elevation M: | 8 |
Elevation Ft: | 26 |
Population Total: | 73000 |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Area Code: | 0551 |
Sanhe is a town in south-central Anhui province, People's Republic of China. Located south of the provincial capital of Hefei and only from the shores of Chao Lake, it is under the administration of Feixi County.[1] In 2009, it had a population of 73,000 and an area of .[2], it administered 14 residential communities (Chinese: 社区) and 12 villages.[3]
The name of the town literally means 'Three Rivers', referring to the Fengle (Chinese: 丰乐河), Hangbu (Chinese: 杭埠河), and Xiaonan Rivers (Chinese: 小南河).
See main article: Battle of Sanhe. The area around the town was the scene of the 1858 Battle of Sanhe during the Taiping Revolt against the Qing.
Within its borders lies the Sanhe Old Town (Chinese: 三河古镇), which occupies more than 41% of the town's population and yet only of the area, and for this reason is one of the nationally designated historical and cultural towns (Chinese: 中国历史文化名镇).
The Anhui Provincial Road 103, running from Tongling to Hefei, passes through the area.