Where is Botou City, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province located?
Located in: Botou City, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province
Botou City is located in the southeast of Hebei Province, bordering Beijing and Tianjin in the north, Bohai Sea in the east, 250 kilometers away from Beijing and 250 kilometers away from Tanggu Port. 180 kilometers away from Huanghua Port, 80 kilometers away. The Beijing-Shanghai Railway, 104 and 106 National Highways, and the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway run through the entire territory.
The population in 1990 was 494,700. Mainly Han nationality, there are 17 ethnic minorities including Hui, Zhuang, Manchu, Miao, Korean, Bai, Tujia and Mongolia. Area is 1006.5 square kilometers. In the seventh year of Dading of Jin Dynasty (1167), Leshou was settled in Jiaohe County. In the 22nd year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1389), Xinqiao Post Station was built, commonly known as Boguan Post Station, and later Botou Town was established. In 1946, Jiaohe County was reorganized into Botou City. There have been many changes since then. In May 1983, Jiaohe County was incorporated. Shallow groundwater reserves are 49.59 million cubic meters. The main local products include Yali and Golden Jujube.
Botou is located in the Hebei Plain, with open ground and flat terrain. The average altitude is 13.2 meters (the elevation of the Yellow Sea), and the natural slope is only one ten thousandth. Before the Qing Dynasty, rivers such as the Yellow River, Zhang River, and Hutuo River flowed through the city many times, leaving behind criss-crossing old river courses and relatively abundant groundwater resources. Today, there are 13 large and small rivers in the city, with an average shallow freshwater reserve of 5,465 cubic meters. rice. The climate is a warm temperate continental monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, sufficient sunshine, an annual average temperature of 12.6°C, and a multi-year average frost-free period of 187 days. The average sunshine hours are 2783.6 hours, and the average annual precipitation is 529.8 mm. The soil is fertile, and it is a three-crop-per-year or two-crop-a-year farming area.
In ancient times, the city had a canal in the east and a post road in the west. It was a strategic location fought over by military strategists. On both sides of the canal, ships and merchants gathered, making it a major commercial port in southern Tianjin. At the beginning of modern times, with the successive construction of the Tianjin-Puzhou Railway passing through the city and the Beijing-Fuzhou, Beijing-Dalian, Cangshi and other national trunk highways, Botou's status as a transportation hub, business center, material distribution center and strategic economic zone became more prominent and important.
Botou has abundant natural resources and outstanding people, including Liu Li, Wang Lansheng and other great scholars of the Qing Dynasty, as well as outstanding figures such as the famous modern geologist Wang Zhuquan, the famous anti-Japanese general Sun Tongxuan, and the patriotic and democratic educator Nan Hanchen. There are outstanding communists such as Huang Lirong and Shen Xianzhi. Yanjiapu Village in the city is the site of the Rihua Palace built by King Liu De in the Han Dynasty. It is a geomantic treasure place where famous Confucian scholars gathered for lectures and research. The mosque built in the Ming Dynasty is famous both at home and abroad for its grand scale and unique style.
Economic Status
Botou has a history of more than 2,000 years. It was named after canal transportation. It was built in the Eastern Han Dynasty and first emerged in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. After the liberation of Botou in 1946, Botou was established. Botou City was under the management of Jiaohe County in 1949. In 1982, the State Council decided to resume the establishment of Botou City.
In May 1983, Jiaohe County was abolished and its jurisdiction was merged into Botou City to form the current organizational system. Botou City covers an area of 1,006 square kilometers and governs 12 towns, 3 sub-district offices, and 657 administrative villages. It has a total population of 556,000 and a cultivated land area of 950,000 acres. Among them, the urban area is 17.8 square kilometers and the urban population is 180,000.
In 2004, the city’s GDP reached 5.55 billion yuan, with 81 industrial enterprises registered under the unified system, an added value of 580 million yuan, profit and tax income of 218 million yuan, total fiscal revenue of 276 million yuan, and the proportion of tertiary industries was 1.79 : 49.4: 32.7, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 1.55 billion yuan, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 6,956 yuan, the per capita net income of farmers was 3,373 yuan, the city's total deposits were 5.04 billion yuan, the loan balance reached 2.827 billion yuan, and electricity consumption was 328 million yuan. , industrial electricity consumption was 87.14 million kWh. In 2004, Botou ranked 510th among the 2012 counties and cities in the country based on basic competitiveness. It ranked 50th among the 136 counties and cities in the province in 2003. In 2004, it was able to advance to more than 40th place, ranking first in Cangzhou. 6 bits. Botou has so far won nine national and provincial honorary titles, including "Hometown of Foundry", "Hometown of Yali" and "Hometown of Automobile Molds".
Botou is a county-level city with a strong industrial foundation and obvious agricultural characteristics. There are more than 2,000 industrial enterprises, with a total industrial output value of 8.8 billion yuan and an added value of 2.484 billion yuan. The industry mainly has three pillar industries, including foundry industry, automobile mold industry, environmental protection industry, as well as machinery, textiles, clothing, chemicals, electronics, etc., with a complete range of categories. With the efforts of the people of the city, Botou has formed four major characteristic industries, including foundry, environmental protection equipment, automobile molds, and fruit industry.
Industry
Botou City Industrial Park
Botou City Industrial Park is located in the northeast of Botou City, close to the 104 National Highway and the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, and 50 kilometers from Beijing. Shanghai Expressway is 5 kilometers away. It was established in May 1992 with a planned area of 10 square kilometers. In the first phase, 2 square kilometers were developed, achieving "six connections and one leveling". By the end of last year, nearly 30 enterprises had entered the park, with a fixed asset investment of 650 million yuan, and nearly 10 industries, mainly glass products, automobile molds, electronic components, papermaking, casting, coking equipment, boiler accessories, etc., had initially been formed. Last year, enterprises in the zone achieved a total industrial output value of 680 million yuan, sales revenue of 620 million yuan, profits and taxes of 58.92 million yuan, and export earnings of 9.86 million US dollars.
The second phase of the Botou City Industrial Park has a total area of 8 square kilometers, and infrastructure construction has officially started. It is understood that by the end of September this year, a high-standard cross-shaped highway with a total length of 2,000 meters and a width of 40 meters, with express and slow vehicles separated, green belts, and pedestrian walkways will be completed. At the same time, the supporting power lines, street lighting projects, and underground drainage projects of the highway will be completed. Once completed, water supply systems, telecommunications, broadcasting, and pipelines will be spread throughout the park. Various types of enterprises are classified into different categories, and scientific planning and site selection are carried out. At the same time, in order to encourage people from all walks of life to invest, the Botou City Park Management Committee will implement zero land price and half land price for customer land with productive fixed asset investment of more than 100 million yuan and 50 million yuan, respectively.
The comprehensive launch of the new infrastructure in Botou City Industrial Park has laid a good foundation for attracting investment. At present, 5 cooperation intentions have been reached, with an investment scale of more than 70 million yuan.
Casting Industry
Botou has historically been one of the three major foundry bases in China along with Foshan, Guangdong and Wuxi, Jiangsu. It is known as the "Hometown of Foundry". There are more than 700 existing enterprises, with an original value of fixed assets of 2 billion yuan, 50,000 employees, and an annual production capacity of 1 million tons. Last year, the annual output reached 500,000 tons, with an output value of 2.5 billion yuan, profits and taxes of 480 million yuan, and more than ten products. It has a series of more than 400 varieties, and 300,000 tons of the 500,000 tons of output are exported. The export areas are mainly Europe, America, Asia, and Africa, and the contribution rate to the economy reaches more than 40%.
Automotive Mold Industry
The first China Botou Automobile Mold Forum was held in Botou in April 2004. Zhang Xiaoyu, executive vice chairman of the National Machinery Federation, visited the scene in person and spoke at this forum. In the 1990s, Botou was awarded the title of the first "Hometown of Automobile Molds" in the country. Currently, among the 50 large-scale automobile panel manufacturers in the country, Botou accounts for 20, accounting for more than 40%, and its output reaches 12.5%. Botou Automobile Mold Industry currently has fixed assets with an original value of 300 million, an output value of 400 million, and more than 10,000 employees. Xinglin Company, a leading enterprise, ranks fifth in the same industry nationwide in terms of industrial scale and ranks first among private enterprises. It provides complete sets of equipment to Japan's Toyota Motor.
Environmental protection industry
There are 100 existing enterprises, 44 of which have complete machine production capacity. Two of the top ten environmental protection enterprises in the country are in Botou, and one of the top ten environmental protection enterprises in the province is Botou. There are 6 companies in the first place, and the overall and individual production scales are relatively large. The original value of fixed assets of the city's environmental protection industry reached 150 million yuan, with sales revenue of 800 million yuan, 10,000 employees, and profits and taxes of 180 million yuan. The main products include 13 major series and more than 200 varieties of air pollution control equipment, sold to All over the country, and re-exported to 18 countries and regions in Europe, the United States, Japan, etc. Shougang has also adopted some of our products. In 1998, it was rated by Hebei Province as the only air pollution control equipment production base in the province, and last year it was rated as the only air pollution control equipment production base in the province. It is the only pilot city for environmental protection industry in the province.
Fruit Industry
Botou’s agricultural characteristics are also relatively obvious. Among the 950,000 acres of cultivated land in the city, there are 57.5 acres of fruit trees, including 250,000 acres of Yali trees and 300,000 acres of jujube trees. The output of pears is 300,000 tons and that of jujubes is 60,000 tons. The annual fruit output value is 500 million yuan. Among them, Yali is exported to the United States, Western Europe, Australia, etc., with export volume accounting for one-third of Hebei Province, ranking first. Oriental Fruit Company was jointly awarded the title of "National Key Leading Enterprise in Agricultural Industrialization" by 8 ministries and commissions including the Ministry of Agriculture, National Development and Reform Commission, and Ministry of Finance in 2007. It is the first company in Cangzhou area.
Botou is located in the Hebei Plain, with open ground and flat terrain. The average altitude is 13.2 meters (the elevation of the Yellow Sea), and the natural slope is only one ten thousandth.
Before the Qing Dynasty, rivers such as the Yellow River, Zhang River, and Hutuo River flowed through the city many times, leaving behind criss-crossing old river courses and relatively abundant groundwater resources. Today, there are 13 large and small rivers in the city, with an average shallow freshwater reserve of 5,465 cubic meters. rice. The climate is a warm temperate continental monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, sufficient sunshine, an annual average temperature of 12.6°C, and a multi-year average frost-free period of 187 days. The average sunshine hours are 2783.6 hours, and the average annual precipitation is 529.8 mm. The soil is fertile, and it is a three-crop-per-year or two-crop-a-year farming area.
In ancient times, the city had a canal in the east and a post road in the west. It was a strategic location fought over by military strategists. On both sides of the canal, ships and merchants gathered, making it a major commercial port in southern Tianjin. At the beginning of modern times, with the successive construction of the Tianjin-Puzhou Railway passing through the city and the Beijing-Fuzhou, Beijing-Dalian, Cangshi and other national trunk highways, Botou's status as a transportation hub, business center, material distribution center and strategic economic zone became more prominent and important.
Botou has abundant natural resources and outstanding talents, including Liu Li, Wang Lansheng and other Qing Dynasty scholars, as well as outstanding figures such as the famous modern geologist Wang Zhuquan, the famous anti-Japanese general Sun Tongxuan, and the patriotic and democratic educator Nan Hanchen. There are outstanding communists such as Huang Lirong and Shen Xianzhi. Yanjiapu Village in the city is the site of the Rihua Palace built by King Liu De in the Han Dynasty. It is a geomantic treasure place where famous Confucian scholars gathered for lectures and research. The mosque built in the Ming Dynasty is famous both at home and abroad for its grand scale and unique style.
On September 27, 2020, the Hebei Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology determined Botou City as a pilot demonstration county (city, district) for industrial transformation and upgrading in Hebei Province in 2020.
In June 2020, Botou City was included in the second batch of counties and counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei area).
On November 12, 2019, the Ministry of Water Resources announced the second batch of counties (districts) that have met the standards for water-saving society construction, and Botou City was on the list.
On March 15, 2019, Botou City was listed on the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education nationwide in 2018.
On April 19, 2017, the Hebei Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology determined Botou City as a famous county and town for characteristic industries in Hebei Province in 2016 and a famous city for environmental dust removal equipment manufacturing in Hebei Province.
Area ranking of 168 counties and cities in Hebei Province