Dengzhou
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Dengzhou (), formerly Deng County (), is a county-level city in Nanyang, Henan, China. It has an area of and a population of 1,500,000. The urban area is 35 km2, and the urban population is 300,000. The city is located in the southwest of Henan province and adjacent to Henan's border with Hubei and Shaanxi provinces. It geometrically lies in the center of the triangle of Zhengzhou, Wuhan and Xi'an, equidistant from these three cities.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Dengzhou
- Settlement.postal_code
- 474170
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal code
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- China Henan
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of the city center in Henan
- Settlement.settlement_type
- County-level & Sub-prefectural city
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- People's Republic of China
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Henan
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Prefecture-level city
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Nanyang
- Settlement.area_code
- 0377
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 2294
- Settlement.area_urban_km2
- 35
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2019
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_density_urban_km2
- auto
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- 邓县
- Population
- 1247807
- Area
- 2360.32
- Official website
- www.dengzhou.gov.cn
- Image
- Dzhzsy (1).jpg
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- postal code
- 474170
- Commons category
- Dengzhou
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Dengzhou (), formerly Deng County (), is a county-level city in Nanyang, Henan, China. It has an area of and a population of 1,500,000. The urban area is 35 km2, and the urban population is 300,000. The city is located in the southwest of Henan province and adjacent to Henan's border with Hubei and Shaanxi provinces. It geometrically lies in the center of the triangle of Zhengzhou, Wuhan and Xi'an, equidistant from these three cities.
It is a city with a long cultural history in China. Historical figures from Dengzhou include Zhang Zhongjing (Han dynasty physician and inventor), Han Yu (Tang dynasty poet), Kou Zhun (Song dynasty chancellor), and Fan Zhongyan (Song dynasty writer). Modern figures include the writers Yao Xueyin and Zhou Daxin.
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