Houjie town, which belongs to Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, is located on the east bank of the Pearl River Delta, in the middle of the Suigang Economic Corridor, connecting Dongguan City in the north, Humen Port in the south, Daling Mountain in the east, Shatian in the southwest and Daojiao and Hongmei across the river in the northwest. The town center is located at 22 56 ′ north latitude and113 40 ′ east longitude.
As of 20 14, houjie town covers an area of 125.7 square kilometers, with 24 communities under its jurisdiction, with a registered population of 65,438+million and a foreign resident population of 338,000. 20 14, houjie town achieved a GDP of 30.934 billion yuan, an increase of 6.2% over 20 13.
Extended materials: houjie town was founded in the middle of Huizong Xuanhe in the Northern Song Dynasty (A.D.119-125), with a history of more than 800 years. According to legend, Wang Tai, an official from Putian, Fujian, once lived here, so he got his name because he was located behind the "Pu Jun" (his military compound).
Later, in the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, a large number of people from Fujian and Henan moved southward, and successively settled in Qiaotou, Hotan, Chiling, Shangtun, Xiatun, Baotangxia, Chen and other places, and then established Shuanggang, Shatang, Wukeng (now Xintang Village) and other villages.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-houjie town