Rehe Province

Rehe
熱河
Jehol
Province of Rehe
Location in the Republic of China
Location in the People's Republic of China
Country
Jehol Special Administrative Region1914
Established1923
Abolished1955
CapitalChengde
Area
 • Total
179,982 km2 (69,491 sq mi)
Population
 (1947)
 • Total
6,106,974
 • Density33.9310/km2 (87.8810/sq mi)
Preceded byZhili
Succeeded by
Rehe Province
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese熱河
Simplified Chinese热河
PostalJehol Province
Literal meaningHot River Province
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRèhé Shěng
Wade–GilesJê-ho Sheng
Rehe Special Area
Traditional Chinese熱河特別區
Simplified Chinese热河特别区
PostalJehol Special Area
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRèhé Tèbiéqū
Wade–GilesJê-ho T'e-pieh-ch'ü
Mongolian name
Mongolian scriptᠬᠠᠯᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠭᠣᠣᠯ

Rehe, previously romanized as Jehol, was a former Chinese special administrative region and province centered on the city of Rehe, now known as Chengde.