Jiaozuo

Jiaozuo
焦作市
Tsiaotso
Jiaozuo railway station
Jinjiang King16
Central Line of South–North Water Transfer
Minzhu Nanlu bus stop
Wangfujing Department Store
Jiaozuo in Henan
Jiaozuo in Henan
Jiaozuo is located in Northern China
Jiaozuo
Jiaozuo
Location on the North China Plain
Jiaozuo is located in China
Jiaozuo
Jiaozuo
Jiaozuo (China)
Coordinates (Jiaozuo municipal government): 35°12′57″N 113°14′31″E / 35.2157°N 113.2419°E / 35.2157; 113.2419
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Municipal seatJiefang District
Area
 • Prefecture-level city4,000.9 km2 (1,544.8 sq mi)
 • Urban
413.8 km2 (159.8 sq mi)
 • Metro
896.3 km2 (346.1 sq mi)
Elevation
139 m (456 ft)
Population
 (2018 estimation)
 • Prefecture-level city3,590,700[1]
 • Urban
1,044,400
 • Urban density2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,424,500
 • Metro density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
GDP[2][3]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 209.5 billion
US$ 31.5 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 59,183
US$ 8,910
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
454000
Area code0391
ISO 3166 codeCN-HA-08
Major NationalitiesHan, Hui
County-level divisions10
Township-level divisions116
License plate prefixesH
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Jiaozuo (Chinese: 焦作; pinyin: Jiāozuò [tɕjáʊ.tswô]; postal: Tsiaotso) is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Henan province, China. Sitting on the northern bank of the Yellow River, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the south, Xinxiang to the east, Jiyuan to the west, Luoyang to the southwest, and the province of Shanxi to the north. Jiaozuo is one of the core cities of the Central Plains urban agglomeration and a regional central city along the Shanxi–Henan border area.[4]

Its population was 3,590,700 as of the 2018 estimate whom 1,424,500 lived in the built-up area made of 4 urban districts (Jiefang, Shanyang, Zhongzhan and Macun) and Bo'ai County largely being urbanized.

  1. ^ "China: Hénán (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ 河南省统计局、国家统计局河南调查总队 (November 2017). 《河南统计年鉴-2017》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-8268-8. Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  3. ^ "河南统计年鉴—2017". www.ha.stats.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  4. ^ Jing, Wang (2017-07-22). 焦作市城市总体规划(2011~2020年)获国务院批准_河南要闻_河南省人民政府门户网站 [The Master plan of Jiaozuo City (2011 ~ 2020) has been approved by The State Council]. Henan People's Government.