Quzhou

Quzhou
Quzhou
Chinese	衢州
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Qúzhōu
Wade–Giles	Ch‘ü2-chou1
IPA	[tɕʰy̌.ʈʂóʊ]

Quzhou

衢州市
Chuchow
Quzhou 衢州市 Chuchow
Prefecture-level city
	Shuiting Gate of the Quzhou City Wall
	Location of Quzhou City jurisdiction in Zhejiang
	Quzhou Location in eastern China Quzhou Quzhou (China)
	Coordinates (Quzhou municipal government): 28°58′13″N 118°51′33″E / 28.9702°N 118.8593°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Zhejiang
County-level divisions	6
Municipal seat	Kecheng District
Government
• Mayor	Xu Wenguang (徐文光)
Area
• Prefecture-level city	8,846 km2 (3,415 sq mi)
• Urban	3,069 km2 (1,185 sq mi)
• Metro	1,008.9 km2 (389.5 sq mi)
Population (2020 census)
• Prefecture-level city	2,276,184
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
• Urban	902,767
• Urban density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
• Metro	902,767
• Metro density	890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
GDP
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 163.9 billion; US$ 22.2 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 71,766; US$ 10,115
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	324000
Area code	0570
ISO 3166 code	CN-ZJ-08
License Plate Prefix	浙H
City tree	Camphor
City flower	Osmanthus
Website	quzhou.gov.cn

Quzhou^[a] is a prefecture-level city in western Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. Sitting on the upper course of the Qiantang River, it borders Hangzhou to the north, Jinhua to the east, Lishui to the southeast, and the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and Anhui to the south, southwest and northwest respectively. Its population was 2,276,184 inhabitants as of the 2020 census of whom 902,767 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Qujiang and Kecheng urban Districts.^[4] Chinese actress and singer Zhou Xun was born in Quzhou.

^ 浙江省统计局. "2021年浙江统计年鉴 17-2 各市国民经济主要指标（2021年）" (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
^ E.g.: Winterbotham, William (1795). An historical, geographical, and philosophical view of the Chinese empire: comprehending a description of the fifteen provinces of China, Chinese Tartary; tributary states; natural history of China; government, religion, laws, manners and customs, literature, arts, sciences, manufactures, &c (2 ed.). p. 83.
^ Murray, Hugh; Crawfurd, John; Gordon, Peter (1843), An historical and descriptive account of China: its ancient and modern history, language, literature, religion, government, industry, manners, and social state ... (3 ed.), Oliver & Boyd, pp. 25–26
^ "China: Zhèjiāng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 26 November 2021.

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[1] 浙江省统计局. "2021年浙江统计年鉴 17-2 各市国民经济主要指标（2021年）" (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2022-06-02.

[2] E.g.: Winterbotham, William (1795). An historical, geographical, and philosophical view of the Chinese empire: comprehending a description of the fifteen provinces of China, Chinese Tartary; tributary states; natural history of China; government, religion, laws, manners and customs, literature, arts, sciences, manufactures, &c (2 ed.). p. 83.

[3] Murray, Hugh; Crawfurd, John; Gordon, Peter (1843), An historical and descriptive account of China: its ancient and modern history, language, literature, religion, government, industry, manners, and social state ... (3 ed.), Oliver & Boyd, pp. 25–26

[5] "China: Zhèjiāng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 26 November 2021.

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