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.

Zhengzhou in Henan
Zhengzhou

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

As 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.

Map
NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinPopulation
(2010)
Area (km2)
City proper
Jinshui District金水区Jīnshuǐ Qū1,588,611242
Erqi District二七区Èrqī Qū712,597159
Huiji District惠济区Hùijì Qū269,561206
Guancheng Hui District管城回族区Guǎnchéng Huízú Qū645,888204
Zhongyuan District中原区zhōngyuán Qū905,430195
Suburban
Shangjie District上街区Shàngjiē Qū131,54064.7
Satellite cities
Xingyang荥阳市xíngyáng Shì613,761908
Xinzheng新郑市Xīnzhèng Shì758,079873
Dengfeng登封市Dēngfēng Shì668,5921220
Xinmi新密市Xīnmí Shì797,2001001
Gongyi巩义市Gǒngyì Shì807,8571041
Rural
Zhongmu County中牟县Zhōngmù Xiàn727,3891393