Chenzhou

Chenzhou (Chinese: 郴州; pinyin: Chēnzhōu) is a prefecture-level city located in the south of Hunan province, China, bordering the provinces of Jiangxi to the east and Guangdong to the south. Its administrative area covers 19,317 square kilometres (7,458 sq mi), 9.2% of the provincial area, and its total population reached 4,581,779 in the 2010 census, 26% of them living in urban areas, 74% of them live in rural areas.

Chenzhou
郴州市
Prefecture-level city
Chen River and the residential on the river bank in Chenzhou City
Chenzhou's administrative area in Hunan
Chenzhou
Location of the city center in Hunan
Coordinates (Chenzhou municipal government): 25°46′12″N 113°00′58″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Municipal seatBeihu District
Area
  Prefecture-level city19,317 km2 (7,458 sq mi)
  Urban
 (2017)
580.00 km2 (223.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 census)
  Prefecture-level city4,581,778
  Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
  Urban
 (2020)
960,000
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 298.1 billion
US$ 44.2 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 64,279
US$ 9,558
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
423000
Area code0735
ISO 3166 codeCN-HN-10
License plate prefixes湘L
Websiteen.czs.gov.cn
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