Zhengzhou
capital of Henan province, China
Zhengzhou (Chinese: 郑州, pinyin: zhèngzhōu) is the capital of Henan Province in the People's Republic of China. It is in the northcentral part of Henan.
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Zhengzhou is on the southern bank of the Yellow River. It is one of the Eight Great Ancient Capitals of China. In 2010, 9,378,000 people lived there.
Administration
changeAs of 2017, the prefecture-level city is divided into 6 urban districts, 5 county-level cities and 1 county. Because of rapid population growth, the subdivisions may change.
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Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) |
Area (km2) | |
City proper | |||||
Jinshui District | 金水区 | Jīnshuǐ Qū | 1,588,611 | 242 | |
Erqi District | 二七区 | Èrqī Qū | 712,597 | 159 | |
Huiji District | 惠济区 | Hùijì Qū | 269,561 | 206 | |
Guancheng Hui District | 管城回族区 | Guǎnchéng Huízú Qū | 645,888 | 204 | |
Zhongyuan District | 中原区 | zhōngyuán Qū | 905,430 | 195 | |
Suburban | |||||
Shangjie District | 上街区 | Shàngjiē Qū | 131,540 | 64.7 | |
Satellite cities | |||||
Xingyang | 荥阳市 | xíngyáng Shì | 613,761 | 908 | |
Xinzheng | 新郑市 | Xīnzhèng Shì | 758,079 | 873 | |
Dengfeng | 登封市 | Dēngfēng Shì | 668,592 | 1220 | |
Xinmi | 新密市 | Xīnmí Shì | 797,200 | 1001 | |
Gongyi | 巩义市 | Gǒngyì Shì | 807,857 | 1041 | |
Rural | |||||
Zhongmu County | 中牟县 | Zhōngmù Xiàn | 727,389 | 1393 |
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