Kaifeng
Kaifeng (Chinese: 开封; pinyin: Kāifēng) is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, China. It is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital eight times in history, and is most known for having been the Chinese capital during the Northern Song dynasty.
Kaifeng
开封市 | |
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Prefecture-level city | |
Clockwise: Dragon Pavilion, Iron Pagoda, Lu Zhishen Daxiangguo Temple, Songdu Royal Street, Kaifeng Mayor's Mansion | |
Location of Kaifeng City jurisdiction in Henan | |
Kaifeng Location in China | |
| Coordinates: 34°47′42″N 114°20′42″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Municipal seat | Longting District |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 6,247 km2 (2,412 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,848.5 km2 (713.7 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,848.5 km2 (713.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 75 m (245 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 4,824,016 |
| • Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,735,581 |
| • Urban density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,735,581 |
| • Metro density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 175.5 billion US$ 26.4 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 38,619 US$ 5,814 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 371 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-HA-02 |
| Major Nationalities | Han, Hui |
| County-level divisions | 5 |
| License plate prefixes | 豫B |
| Website | kaifeng |
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"Kaifeng" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 开封 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 開封 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Opening the Border" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of the 2020 census, 4,824,016 people lived in Kaifeng's Prefecture, of whom 1,735,581 lived in the metropolitan area consisting of Xiangfu, Longting, Shunhe Hui, Gulou and Yuwantai Districts. Located along the Yellow River's southern bank, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the west, Xinxiang to the northwest, Shangqiu to the east, Zhoukou to the southeast, Xuchang to the southwest, and Heze of Shandong to the northeast.
Kaifeng is a major city for scientific research, appearing among the world's top 200 cities by scientific output as tracked by the Nature Index. The city is home to a campus of Henan University, one of the national key universities in the Double First Class University Plan.