Luoyang

Luoyang
洛阳市
Loyang
Location of Luoyang City jurisdiction in Henan
Location of Luoyang City jurisdiction in Henan
Luoyang is located in Northern China
Luoyang
Luoyang
Location on the North China Plain
Luoyang is located in China
Luoyang
Luoyang
Luoyang (China)
Coordinates (Luoyang municipal government): 34°37′11″N 112°27′14″E / 34.6197°N 112.4539°E / 34.6197; 112.4539
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Municipal seatLuolong District
Government
 • Party SecretaryLi Ya
 • MayorLiu Wankang
Area
 • Prefecture-level city15,229.15 km2 (5,880.01 sq mi)
 • Urban
810.4 km2 (312.9 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,402.3 km2 (541.4 sq mi)
Elevation
144 m (472 ft)
Population
 (2020 census, 2018 for otherwise)[1]
 • Prefecture-level city7,056,699
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,249,300
 • Urban density2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,751,400
 • Metro density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
GDP[2][3]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 382.0 billion
US$ 57.5 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 56,410
US$ 8,493
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code379
ISO 3166 codeCN-HA-03
EthnicitiesHan, Hui, Manchu, Mongolian
County-level divisions15
License plate prefixesC
Websitewww.ly.gov.cn
Luoyang at night

Luoyang (simplified Chinese: 洛阳; traditional Chinese: 洛陽; pinyin: Luòyáng) is a city located in the confluence area of the Luo River and the Yellow River in the west of Henan province, China. Governed as a prefecture-level city, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyang to the south, Sanmenxia to the west, Jiyuan to the north, and Jiaozuo to the northeast. As of December 31, 2018, Luoyang had a population of 6,888,500 inhabitants with 2,751,400 people living in the built-up (or metro) area made of the city's five out of six urban districts (except the Jili District not continuously urbanized) and Yanshi District, now being conurbated.[1] By the end of 2022, Luoyang Municipality had jurisdiction over 7 municipal districts, 7 counties and 1 development zone. The permanent population is 7.079 million.[4][5]

Situated on the central plain of China, Luoyang is among the oldest cities in China and one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. It is the earliest of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China.

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  4. ^ "洛阳市2022年国民经济和社会发展统计公报". www.ly.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
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