Fuzhou

Fuzhou
福州市
Hokchew
Skyline of Fuzhou
Luoxing Tower
Three Mountains and One River Sculpture
Zhenhai Tower
Temple of Lin Zexu
Map
Location of Fuzhou City jurisdiction in Fujian
Location of Fuzhou City jurisdiction in Fujian
Fuzhou is located in Fujian
Fuzhou
Fuzhou
Location in China
Fuzhou is located in China
Fuzhou
Fuzhou
Fuzhou (China)
Coordinates (Fuzhou municipal government): 26°04′27″N 119°17′47″E / 26.0743°N 119.2964°E / 26.0743; 119.2964
CountryChina
ProvinceFujian
Municipal seatGulou District
Divisions
 - County-level

6 districts, 6 counties,
& 1 County-level cities(2017)
Government
 • TypePrefecture-level city
 • BodyFuzhou Municipal People's Congress
 • CCP SecretaryGuo Ningning
 • Congress ChairmanChen Weimin
 • MayorYou Mengjun
 • CPPCC ChairmanHe Jingyan
Area
12,231.9 km2 (4,722.8 sq mi)
 • Water4,634 km2 (1,789 sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2018)[1]
1,768.2 km2 (682.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[2][3]
8,291,268
 • Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
 • Urban
4,094,491
 • Urban density2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
 • Rural
4,196,777
GDP[4]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 1.132 trillion
US$ 161.5 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 135,298
US$ 19,293
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
350000
Area code591
ISO 3166 codeCN-FJ-01
License plate prefixes闽A
Local dialectFuzhou language of the Eastern Min Language
WebsiteFuzhou.gov.cn
Fuzhou
"Fuzhou" in Chinese characters
Chinese福州
PostalFoochow
Literal meaning"Blessed Prefecture"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFúzhōu
Gwoyeu RomatzyhFwujou
Wade–GilesFu2-chou1
IPA[fǔ.ʈʂóʊ]
Wu
SuzhouneseFoh-tseu
Hakka
RomanizationFuk-chiu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationFūk-jāu
JyutpingFuk1-zau1
IPA[fʊk̚˥.tsɐw˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJHok-chiu
Tâi-lôHok-tsiu
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCHók-ciŭ

Fuzhou[a] is the capital of Fujian, China. The city lies between the Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Mindong linguistic and cultural region.

Fuzhou's population was 7,115,370 as of the 2010 census. Like other prefecture-level cities in China, its administrative area contains both urban and rural areas: in 2010, 61.95% of inhabitants (4,408,076) were urban, while 38.05% (2,707,294) were rural.[6] As of 31 December 2018, the total population was estimated at 7,740,000 whom 4,665,000 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of five urban districts plus Minhou County.[3] In 2015, Fuzhou was ranked as the 10th fastest growing metropolitan area in the world by Brookings Institution.[7] Fuzhou is listed as No. 20 in the China Integrated City Index 2016's total ranking, a study conducted by the National Development and Reform Commission.[8]

Fuzhou is also a major city for scientific research, appearing in the global top 50 cities as tracked by the Nature Index.[9] The city is home to several major universities, notably Fuzhou University, one of China's key universities and other public universities, including Fujian Normal University and Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University.

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  4. ^ "福州市2021年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 - 中国统计信息网". Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
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  7. ^ Jesus Leal Trujillo, Joseph Parilla (February 10, 2015). "The World's 10 Fastest Growing Metropolitan Areas". Brookings Institution. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  8. ^ 2016中国城市综合发展指标发布 北上深位列三甲. Archived from the original on 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  9. ^ "Leading 200 science cities | Nature Index 2022 Science Cities | Supplements". Nature Index. Nature. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2022-11-27.


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