Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, is an important central city in central China, an important comprehensive transportation hub of the country and the core city of the Central Plains Economic Zone. It is located in the south of North China Plain, in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, in the north of central Henan Province, adjacent to Kaifeng in the east, Luoyang in the west, Xuchang and Pingdingshan in the south, Xinxiang and Jiaozuo across the Yellow River in the north, and 1 12 40 in the east.
Zhengzhou has a total area of 7446 square kilometers. By the end of 2065,438+05, it had jurisdiction over 6 municipal districts, 1 county and 5 county-level cities with a permanent population of 9.569 million. In 20 15 years, Zhengzhou's GDP was 73152 billion yuan. Zhengzhou is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, with a temperate monsoon climate and four distinct seasons. It is located in the transition zone between the second and third landforms in China, with high terrain in the southwest and low terrain in the northeast.
Zhengzhou is a comprehensive transportation hub integrating highway, railway, aviation and communication in China. It is also one of the commodity distribution centers in China, with the largest train marshalling station in Asia and the largest LTL transfer station in China. Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange is the first futures exchange in China. Zhengzhou Airport is the first national airport economy comprehensive experimental zone in China. Zhengzhou is also one of the main components of China (Henan) Pilot Free Trade Zone.
Zhengzhou is a national historical and cultural city, one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization, and the hometown of Xuanyuan Huangdi, the ancestor of Chinese humanities. It has been the capital city and the eighth generation state five times in history, and is the "eight ancient capitals of China"? One of them is a member of the World Alliance of Historic Cities. The city has 2 world cultural heritages (15) and 38 national key cultural relics protection units (43), and has many historical and cultural landscapes such as the hometown of the Yellow Emperor, the ruins of shopping malls and the center of heaven and earth.
2065438+200765438+1On October 22nd, the National Development and Reform Commission officially approved to support Zhengzhou to build a national central city.
20 17 Zhengzhou confirms to keep the honorary title of national civilized city.