Zhengzhou

Not to be confused with Zhangzhou.

Zhengzhou
郑州市
Chengchow
Prefecture-level city
Erqi Square
Zhengzhou City God Temple
Nickname(s): 
business city, green city
Motto(s): 
Partnership, Openness, Innovation, and Harmony (博大、开放、创新、和谐)
Map
Location of Zhengzhou City; jurisdiction in Henan
Location of Zhengzhou City; jurisdiction in Henan
Zhengzhou is located in Northern China
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Location in the North China Plain
Zhengzhou is located in China
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou (China)
Coordinates (Henan Provincial Hall of the People): 34°45′50″N 113°41′02″E / 34.764°N 113.684°E / 34.764; 113.684
CountryChina
ProvinceHenan
Established16th century BCE[a]
City seatZhongyuan
Subdivisions
List
Government
 • TypePrefecture-level city
 • BodyZhengzhou Municipal People's Congress
 • CCP SecretaryAn Wei（安伟）
 • Congress ChairmanZhou Fuqiang（周富强）
 • MayorHe Xiong（何雄）
 • CPPCC ChairmanDu Xinjun（杜新军）
Area
[1]
 • Prefecture-level city7,567 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]
 • Prefecture-level city12,600,574
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
 • Urban
6,650,532
 • Urban density5,200/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
10,260,667
 • Metro density2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
GDP[3][4]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 1,361 trillion
US$ 193 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 104,754
US$ 14,866
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
450000
Area code371
ISO 3166 codeCN-HA-01
License plate prefixes豫A 豫V
Websitewww.zhengzhou.gov.cn
Zhengzhou
"Zhèngzhōu" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese郑州
Traditional Chinese鄭州
Literal meaning"Zhèng Settlement"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhèngzhōu
Bopomofoㄓㄥˋ   ㄓㄡ
Wade–GilesCheng4-chou1
IPA[ʈʂə̂ŋ.ʈʂóʊ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationJehng-jāu
JyutpingZeng6-zau1
IPA[tsɛŋ˨.tsɐw˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTēⁿ-chiu
Tâi-lôTēnn-tsiu

Zhengzhou[b] is the capital of Henan, China. Located in northern Henan, it is one of the nine national central cities in China,[6] and serves as the political, economic, technological, and educational center of the province.[7] The Zhengzhou metropolitan area (including Zhengzhou and Kaifeng) is the core area of the Central Plains Economic Zone.[8][9]

The city lies on the southern bank of the Yellow River.[10] Zhengzhou is a major hub of China's domestic and international transportation network; for example, it is connected to Europe[11] and has an international airport.[12] Zhengzhou is a National Civilized City [zh] and a State-list Famous Historical and Culture City.[13] 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.[14]

As of the 2020 Chinese census, the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou had a population of 12,600,574 inhabitants,[15] 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.[16][17] The city had a total GDP of 1.014 trillion (RMB) in 2018.[18][19] Greater Zhengzhou was named as one of the 13 emerging mega-cities in China in a July 2012 report by the Economist Intelligence Unit,[20] and officially named as the eighth National Central City[21] in 2017 by the central government in Beijing.[22]

Zhengzhou is a major city for scientific research, appearing among the world's top 100 cities as tracked by the Nature Index.[23] 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.[24]


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