| Heshui County | |
| Native Name: | Chinese: 合水县 |
| Other Name: | Hoshui |
| Postal Code: | 745400 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | Location of Qingyang Prefecture within Gansu (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Qingyang in Gansu |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Heshui government |
| Coordinates: | 35.8339°N 108.0219°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gansu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Qingyang |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Xihuachi |
| Area Total Km2: | 2941.78 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 133,200 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Heshui County is a county of Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qingyang, and is the easternmost county-level division of the province.
Its postal code is 745400, and its population in 2023 was 133,200 people.[1]
Heshui was known as Lepan in the Sui dynasty (617 AD), and later as Pan County, Panjiao County after 623 AD, and Hechuan County. In 742 it was named Heshui.[2] [3] [4]
In January 1973, remains of an elephant were discovered by several farmers on the bank of the Malian River in Banqiao township, Heshui County. The elephant remains measured 4 meters tall, 8 meters long, with tusks of over 2 meters long, resembling two long swords, hence it was also called a saber-toothed elephant. The fossilized skeleton of the Yellow River elephant, is the most complete saber-toothed skeleton ever found in the world. Because this fossil was found in the Yellow River area, it was named "Yellow River Elephant". However, after further analysis of the fossil of the Yellow River elephant and comparison it with other ancient elephants, paleontologists discovered that it was actually a Stegodon zdanskyi.[5] It is believed that more than 3000 years ago, "large populations of Asian elephants still roamed the forests along the Yellow River."[6] [7]
Remains of the Qin dynasty highway passing through Heshui County have been found.
Heshui has large coal and oil reserves. Agricultural output includes grains, corn, potatoes, soybeans, oilseeds, melons, vegetables, apples, white melon seeds, wood ear mushroom, morels, and deer antler velvet.
Heshui County is divided to 8 towns and 4 townships.[8] Since 1952 the county government is seated in Xihuachi town.
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