Hanzhong

Hanzhong
汉中市
Hanchung
Hanzhong City with Han River flowing through
Hanzhong City with Han River flowing through
Location of Hanzhong City jurisdiction in Shaanxi
Location of Hanzhong City jurisdiction in Shaanxi
Coordinates (Hanzhong municipal government): 33°03′59″N 107°01′24″E / 33.0664°N 107.0232°E / 33.0664; 107.0232
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Municipal seatHantai District
Government
 • MayorZhong Hongjiang (钟洪江)
 • Party SecretaryVacant
Area
27,246 km2 (10,520 sq mi)
Elevation
511 m (1,677 ft)
Highest elevation
2,038 m (6,686 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
3,211,462
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,084,448
 • Metro
1,084,448
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 106 billion
US$ 17 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 30,849
US$ 4,953
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
723000
Area code0916
ISO 3166 codeCN-SN-07
Licence plates陕F
Websitewww.hanzhong.gov.cn
Hanzhong
Traditional Chinese漢中
Simplified Chinese汉中
Literal meaningmiddle of the Han (River)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHànzhōng
IPA[xân.ʈʂʊ́ŋ]

Hanzhong (simplified Chinese: 汉中; traditional Chinese: 漢中; lit. 'middle of the Han River'; abbreviation: Han) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China, bordering the provinces of Sichuan to the south and Gansu to the west.

The founder of the Han dynasty, Liu Bang, was once enfeoffed as the king of the Hanzhong region after overthrowing the Qin dynasty. During the Chu-Han contention, Liu Bang shortened his title to the King of Han (漢王), and later used it as the name of his imperial dynasty. In this way, Hanzhong was responsible for the naming of the Han dynasty, which was later hailed as the first golden age in imperial Chinese history and lends its name to the principal ethnic group in China.

Hanzhong is located at the modern headwater of the Han River, the largest tributary of the Yangtze River. Hanzhong city covers 27,246 square kilometres (10,520 sq mi) and is centered around the Hantai District. The prefecture-level city consists of two urban district and nine rural counties. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,211,462, of whom 1,084,448 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Hantai and Nanzheng districts.

Bao River (褒河)
  1. ^ "China: Shaanxi (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ 陕西省统计局、国家统计局陕西调查总队 (August 2016). 《陕西统计年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7918-3. Archived from the original on 2017-05-29.