Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
郑州市 Chengchow | |
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Zhengdong New Area CBD Erqi Memorial Tower at Erqi Square Greenland Central Plaza Pagoda Forest Emperors Yan and Huang Zhengzhou City God Temple | |
| Nickname(s): capital of Shang, green city | |
| Motto(s): Partnership, Openness, Innovation, and Harmony (博大、开放、创新、和谐) | |
Location of Zhengzhou City; jurisdiction in Henan | |
Zhengzhou Location in the North China Plain Zhengzhou Zhengzhou (China) | |
| Coordinates (Henan Provincial Hall of the People): 34°45′50″N 113°41′02″E / 34.764°N 113.684°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Henan |
| Established | 16th century BCE[a] |
| City seat | Zhongyuan |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • Body | Zhengzhou Municipal People's Congress |
| • CCP Secretary | An Wei（安伟） |
| • Congress Chairman | Zhou Fuqiang（周富强） |
| • Mayor | He Xiong（何雄） |
| • CPPCC Chairman | Du Xinjun（杜新军） |
| Area | |
| 7,567 km2 (2,922 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1,284.89 km2 (496.10 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 4,271.4 km2 (1,649.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
| 12,600,574 | |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6,650,532 |
| • Urban density | 5,200/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 10,260,667 |
| • Metro density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
| GDP[3] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 1,453 trillion US$ 204 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 115,334 US$ 16,195 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 450000 |
| Area code | 371 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-HA-01 |
| License plate prefixes | 豫A 豫V |
| Website | www |
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"Zhèngzhōu" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑州 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鄭州 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Zhèng Settlement" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zhengzhou[b] is the capital of Henan, China. Located in northern Henan, it is one of the nine national central cities in China,[5] and serves as the political, economic, technological, and educational center of the province.[6] The Zhengzhou metropolitan area (including Zhengzhou and Kaifeng) is the core area of the Central Plains Economic Zone.[7][8]
The city lies on the southern bank of the Yellow River.[9] Zhengzhou is a major hub of China's domestic and international transportation network; for example, it is connected to Europe[10] and has an international airport.[11] Zhengzhou is a National Civilized City and a State-list Famous Historical and Culture City.[12] As of 2020, there are two World Cultural Heritage Sites in Zhengzhou. The Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) is China's first futures exchange. Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone is China's first Airport Economy Zone.[13]
As of the 2020 Chinese census, the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou had a population of 12,600,574 inhabitants,[14] of whom 10,260,667 lived in its built-up (or metro) area made of 6 urban districts plus Zhongmu county, Xinzheng and Xingyang cities now largely being conurbated.[15][16] The city had a total GDP of 1.014 trillion (RMB) in 2018.[17][18] Greater Zhengzhou was named as one of the 13 emerging mega-cities in China in a July 2012 report by the Economist Intelligence Unit,[19] and officially named as the eighth National Central City[20] in 2017 by the central government in Beijing.[21]
Zhengzhou is a major city for scientific research, appearing among the world's top 100 cities as tracked by the Nature Index.[22] The city is home to several national key universities in China, notably Zhengzhou University, Henan University, Henan Agricultural University, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, and Henan University of Technology.[23]
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