Pengzhou

Pengzhou (), formerly Peng County or Pengxian, is a county-level city of Sichuan Province, Southwest China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chengdu. There is an expressway that connects Pengzhou to Chengdu. It is bordered by the prefecture-level divisions of Deyang to the northeast and the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture to the north.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Pengzhou
Settlement.nickname: The Peony City ()
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sichuan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Sichuan
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.settlement_type: County-level city
Settlement.image_skyline: 镇国寺白塔.JPG
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Sichuan
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Sub-provincial city
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Chengdu
Settlement.seat_type: Municipal seat
Settlement.seat: No. 81, Jinpeng East Road, Tianpeng ()
Settlement.leader_title: CPC Party Secretary
Settlement.leader_name: Wang Fengjun ()
Settlement.leader_title1: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Official name: 彭县
Population: 780399
Area: 1421.43
Official website: www.pengzhou.gov.cn
Image: 镇国寺白塔.JPG
Dialing code: 028
Licence plate code: 川A、川G

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postal code: 611930
Commons category: Pengzhou City
inception: 0285-00-00

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It has an area of 1,420 km2 (550 sq mi) and At the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, the resident population will be 780,100, the urbanization rate will be 56.77%, the total number of registered households will be 595,400, the registered population will be 787,900, the urban population will be 279,000, and the rural population will be 508,900. Pengzhou is one of the three national bases of peony plantation and one of the five national bases of vegetable plantation and merchandise. Pengzhou's industry varies from pharmaceutical to petrochemical. The oil refinery attracts a total investment of 38 billion yuan, considered to be the biggest single investment of Sichuan Province since 1949. Like other regions around the area, Pengzhou was affected by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.