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Sign in to saveHandan is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Hebei province, China. The southernmost prefecture-level city of the province, it borders Xingtai on the north, and the provinces of Shanxi on the west, Henan on the south and Shandong on the east. At the 2010 census, its population was 9,174,683 inhabitants of whom 2,845,790 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of 5 urban districts.By the end of 2024, the total resident population of the city is 9,182,100, and the urbanization rate of the resident population is 62.10%. Yongnian District in Handan and Shahe City in Xingtai hav
Handan is a major city in southwestern Hebei Province, China, with a population of over 9 million residents and a significant urban center. The city serves as an important regional hub, positioned at the intersection of four provinces and playing a key role in Hebei's economy and development.
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It is catalogued under topics including Cities in Hebei, Handan and National Civilized City.
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Key facts
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- Handan
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- 邯郸市
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- zh-Hans
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- Hantan
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- Prefecture-level city
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- Dream City ()
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- Location of Handan City jurisdiction in Hebei
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- China Hebei#China Northern Plain#China
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- Location of the city center in Hebei
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- Shanxi–Hebei–Shandong–Henan Revolution Memorial Park / (
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- People's Republic of China
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- 邯郸市
- Country
- China
- Population
- 9413990
- Area
- 12065.47
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Capital of
- Zhao
- Official website
- www.hd.gov.cn
- Image
- 邯郸市街道01.jpg
- Dialing code
- 310
- Licence plate code
- 冀D
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- Dnipro
- Commons category
- Handan
- topic's main category
- Category:Handan
- postal code
- 056000
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Handan
- hashtag
- Handan
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Travel guide
Get in
thumb|Location of Handan city in Hebei and China
Get around
Buses in Handan, as in any large city in China, are frequent and cheap: just ¥1 for a journey, whatever the distance. Bus with air conditioner will charge ¥2. bus map
Taxis are plentiful with the flag-drop just ¥6.
Buy
At the crossing of 邯山街 and 贸易路 a lot of small shops can be found selling everything from pigeons and vegetables to kitchenware.
Eat
Eat a traditional Chinese breakfast on the street. Street vendors usually serve breakfast from 06:00-09:00, some of which are type of soup such as 豆浆, 豆沫, 豆腐脑儿, 小米粥, 胡辣汤. You can drink it with 油条, deep fried dough sticks that can be sweet or salted. There are vendors in each street, for instance in front of the Renmin Street Mosque or on Congtai Street in front of 政通小区.thumb|Donkey Meat Hotpot|215x215px
Sleep
Congtai Grand Hotel (丛台大酒店) is probably the best address in town. Rooms from ¥360. At Renmin East Road near the Congtai Park (河北省邯郸市人民东路126号).
Go next
Many destinations from the bus station or the railway station. For instance you can go to Mount Tai (泰山) from the long distance bus station. It takes 5 hours and costs ¥87.
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