Zhuolu County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, the county seat is in the north of the county, so the southernmost township located in Zhuolu County is the most remote township in the county, this township is Dahenan Town, to the county seat is about 100 kilometers, it takes 2 hours.
The name of Dahenan is more interesting, similar to Henan Province. The origin of the name of Dahenan Town is because of the station in Dahenan Village, which may be related to the geographical environment.
Dahenan Town is located at the junction of three counties and two cities, bordering Wei County in the west and Laishui County in Baoding City in the south. It is such a township with a relatively unique location, and in history it also belonged to the jurisdiction of Yi County.
According to historical data, in the 1950s, Dahenan Commune belonged to Yi County, and in 1962, Dahenan was assigned to Zhuolu County, along with Boshanshikou Commune in Yi County and Sanlipeng Commune in the former Wei County. As for why it was assigned to Zhuolu at that time, I did not check the answer when I read the information, it may be geographical location, or there may be other reasons, do you know?
Zhuolu County is not a populous county, with a population of about 290,000 in the seventh national census. There are 17 townships in Zhuolu County, so on average, the permanent population of each town is not much. The registered population of Dahenan Town is more than 10,000 people, but the permanent population is only 7102 people, which is really a population town.
Why is the town of Dahenan less populous? This is related to its topography, location and so on. Dahenan Town, which is mostly deep in the mountains, is an agricultural town with industry and mining.
There is also a special place in Dahenan, because it is located in a county district, Zhaojiapeng District (actually Nanshan District), which is a rare district office in Chinese mainland. The district administers Hedong Town, Mangshikou Town, Dahenan Town, and Xiejiapu Township, and it may be precisely because of its location, economy and other reasons that this county jurisdiction still exists to this day.