Hanzhong
Hanzhong (simplified Chinese: 汉中; traditional Chinese: 漢中; lit. 'middle of the Han River'; abbreviation: Han) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China, bordering the provinces of Sichuan to the south and Gansu to the west.
Hanzhong
汉中市 Hanchung | |
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Prefecture-level city | |
Hanzhong City with Han River flowing through | |
Location of Hanzhong City jurisdiction in Shaanxi | |
| Coordinates (Hanzhong municipal government): 33°03′59″N 107°01′24″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Municipal seat | Hantai District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zhong Hongjiang (钟洪江) |
| • Party Secretary | Vacant |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 27,246 km2 (10,520 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 511 m (1,677 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,038 m (6,686 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 3,211,462 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,084,448 |
| • Metro | 1,084,448 |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 106 billion US$ 17 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 30,849 US$ 4,953 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 723000 |
| Area code | 0916 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SN-07 |
| Licence plates | 陕F |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 漢中 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 汉中 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | middle of the Han (River) | ||||||||
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The founder of the Han dynasty, Liu Bang, was once enfeoffed as the king of the Hanzhong region after overthrowing the Qin dynasty. During the Chu-Han contention, Liu Bang shortened his title to the King of Han (漢王), and later used it as the name of his imperial dynasty. In this way, Hanzhong was responsible for the naming of the Han dynasty, which was later hailed as the first golden age in imperial Chinese history and lends its name to the principal ethnic group in China.
Hanzhong is located at the modern headwater of the Han River, the largest tributary of the Yangtze River. Hanzhong city covers 27,246 square kilometres (10,520 sq mi) and is centered around the Hantai District. The prefecture-level city consists of two urban district and nine rural counties. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,211,462, of whom 1,084,448 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Hantai and Nanzheng districts.