Kaifeng

Kaifeng
开封市
Clockwise: Dragon Pavilion, Iron Pagoda, Lu Zhishen Daxiangguo Temple, Songdu Royal Street, Kaifeng Mayor's Mansion
Location of Kaifeng City jurisdiction in Henan
Location of Kaifeng City jurisdiction in Henan
Kaifeng is located in China
Kaifeng
Kaifeng
Location in China
Coordinates: 34°47′42″N 114°20′42″E / 34.79500°N 114.34500°E / 34.79500; 114.34500
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Municipal seatLongting District
Area
6,247 km2 (2,412 sq mi)
 • Urban
1,848.5 km2 (713.7 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,848.5 km2 (713.7 sq mi)
Elevation
75 m (245 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[2]
4,824,016
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,735,581
 • Urban density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,735,581
 • Metro density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
GDP[3][4]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 175.5 billion
US$ 26.4 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 38,619
US$ 5,814
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code371
ISO 3166 codeCN-HA-02
Major NationalitiesHan, Hui
County-level divisions5
License plate prefixes豫B
Websitekaifeng.gov.cn
Kaifeng
"Kaifeng" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese开封
Traditional Chinese開封
Literal meaning"Opening the Border"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKāifēng
Bopomofoㄎㄞ¯ㄈㄥ¯
Gwoyeu RomatzyhKaifeng
Wade–GilesK'ai1-feng1
IPA[kʰaɪ.fə́ŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHōi-fūng
JyutpingHoi1-fung1
IPA[hɔj˥.fʊŋ˥]
Southern Min
Tâi-lôKhui-pang

Kaifeng (Chinese: 开封; pinyin: Kāifēng) is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, China. It is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital eight times in history, and is most known for having been the Chinese capital during the Northern Song dynasty.

As of the 2020 census, 4,824,016 people lived in Kaifeng's Prefecture, of whom 1,735,581 lived in the metropolitan area consisting of Xiangfu, Longting, Shunhe Hui, Gulou and Yuwantai Districts. Located along the Yellow River's southern bank, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the west, Xinxiang to the northwest, Shangqiu to the east, Zhoukou to the southeast, Xuchang to the southwest, and Heze of Shandong to the northeast.

Kaifeng is a major city for scientific research, appearing among the world's top 200 cities by scientific output as tracked by the Nature Index.[5] The city is home to a campus of Henan University, one of the national key universities in the Double First Class University Plan.

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  3. ^ 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.
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  5. ^ "Leading 200 science cities 2023| | Supplements | Nature Index". www.nature.com. Retrieved 2024-01-20.