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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.

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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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Official name
邓县
Population
1247807
Area
2360.32
Official website
www.dengzhou.gov.cn
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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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