Luohe
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| 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 (Simplified Chinese: 漯河; Traditional Chinese: 漯河; pinyin: Luòhé) 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.
Luohe (洛河) is also the name of a tributary of the Yellow River, north of the Luoyang(洛阳) city.
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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.
[edit] External links
- Government website of Luohe (in Simplified Chinese)
Prefecture-level divisions of Henan
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