Jinhua
Jinhua is a prefecture-level city in central Zhejiang province in eastern China. It borders the provincial capital of Hangzhou to the northwest, Quzhou to the southwest, Lishui to the south, Taizhou to the east, and Shaoxing to the northeast. Its population was 7,050,683 as of the 2020 census including 1,463,990 in the built-up (or metro) area made of two urban districts (not including yet the satellite city of Lanxi, which has become essentially a suburban offshoot of Jinhua's main urban area).
Jinhua
金华市 Kinhwa, Tsin Ua | |
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Prefecture-level city | |
Clockwise from top: Bridging Tea House in Jinhua Architecture Park, Jinhua Mountains, Jinhua Railway Station, Shi Guangnan Music Plaza, Jinyi Comprehensive Trade Zone | |
Location of Jinhua City jurisdiction in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates (Jinhua municipal government): 29°04′44″N 119°38′49″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| County-level divisions | 9 |
| Township-level divisions | 191 |
| Municipal seat | Wucheng District |
| Government | |
| • Party Secretary | Zhao Guangjun (赵光军) |
| • Mayor | Ji Junmin (暨军民) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 10,926.16 km2 (4,218.61 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,049.5 km2 (791.3 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,049.5 km2 (791.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 7,050,683 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,463,990 |
| • Urban density | 710/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,463,990 |
| • Metro density | 710/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 470.4 billion US$ 62.0 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 72,192 US$ 11,096 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 579 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-ZJ-07 |
| License Plate Prefix | 浙G |
| City flower | Camellia |
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"Jinhua" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 金华 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 金華 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Golden Flourishing" | ||||||||||
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Jinhua is rich in red soil and forest resources. The Jinhua or Wu River flows through the Lan and Fuchun to the Qiantang River beside Hangzhou, which flows into Hangzhou Bay and the East China Sea. In medieval China, it formed part of the water network feeding supplies to the southern end of the Grand Canal. It is best known for its dry-cured Jinhua ham.