Zhuzhou
Prefecture-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zhuzhou (Chinese: 株洲, joo-joh; Mandarin pinyin: Zhū zhoū),[3] formerly Jianning (建宁), is a prefecture-level city of Hunan Province, China, straddling the Xiang River southeast of the provincial capital, Changsha, and bordering Jiangxi province to the east. It is part of the "Greater Changsha Metropolitan Region, also known as Changzhutan Golden Triangle" (comprising the cities of Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan). The city has jurisdiction over five counties (Yanling, Chaling, Youxian, Liling, Zhuzhou) and four districts (Hetang, Lusong, Shifeng and Tianyuan, a high-tech industrial development zone), and covers an area of 11,420 km2 (4,410 sq mi).[4]
Zhuzhou
株洲市 Chuchow | |
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Coordinates (Zhuzhou municipal government): 27°49′44″N 113°07′59″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
Municipal seat | Tianyuan District |
Government | |
• mayor | Mao Tengfei |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 11,262 km2 (4,348 sq mi) |
• Urban (2017)[1] | 862.69 km2 (333.09 sq mi) |
Population (2010 census) | |
• Prefecture-level city | 3,855,609 |
• Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
• Urban (2017)[1] | 1,145,100 |
GDP[2] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 361.7 billion US$ 53.6 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 93,431 US$ 13,893 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
ISO 3166 code | CN-HN-02 |
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Chinese | 株洲 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Stump Island | ||||||||||
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As of the 2022 census[update], Zhuzhou had 3,871,100 inhabitants,[5] of whom 1,055,373 lived in the built-up area (4 urban districts). With Xiangtan areas adjoining Zhuzhou due to be agglomerated in a few years' time, the joint built-up area will be home to 2,933,069 inhabitants. Zhuzhou is located in a subtropical monsoon climate zone and with its abundant mineral and organic resources has one of the highest agricultural yields in Hunan province. Zhuzhou is home to a provincial public university of Hunan University of Technology.[6]