City Details: Handan
A few alternate names for Handan are: Chan-tan, HDG, Ham GJan, Han-tan, Han-tan-chhi, Han-tan-hsien, Han-tan-shih, Handan, Handan Shi, Handanas
Handan 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 area made of 5 urban districts. Yongnian District in Handan and Shahe City in Xingtai have largely formed into a single conurbation.
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Handan
General Information
- Official Name: People's Republic of China
- Common Name: China
- Population: 1358318
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 36.60999, 114.48764
- Country Code: CHN
- Continent: Asia
Closest Airports to Handan
- 1. Handan Airport (HDG), distance from city center: 10.88 km
- 2. Changzhi Airport (CIH), distance from city center: 128.32 km
- 3. Shijiazhuang Daguocun International Airport (SJW), distance from city center: 186.69 km
Location of Handan
Country Details
- Country: China
- Official Name: People's Republic of China
- Capital: Beijing
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: Eastern Asia
- Population: 1,402,112,000
- Area: 9,706,961 km²
- Languages: Chinese
- Currency: Chinese yuan (¥)
- Timezones: UTC+08:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Afghanistan
- Bhutan
- Myanmar
- Hong Kong
- India
- Kazakhstan
- Nepal
- Korea (North)
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Macao
- Mongolia
- Pakistan
- Russian Federation
- Tajikistan
- Viet Nam
Holidays in Handan, People's Republic of China
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- 清明节 - 2026-04-05
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- 端午节 - 2026-06-19
- 中秋节 - 2026-09-25
- 国庆节 - 2026-10-01
Museums in Handan, People's Republic of China
Museum
邯郸市博物馆
人民东路, Liulinqiao Subdistrict, 056100 Hebei, China
Coordinates: 36.6101° N, 114.5170° E
Museum
秦始皇出生地纪念馆
丛台广场, Congtaixi Subdistrict, 056100 Hebei, China
Coordinates: 36.6136° N, 114.4830° E