Zhumadian

Zhumadian 驻马店市 Chumatien
Prefecture-level city
Zhumadian in Henan
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Coordinates (Zhumadian municipal government): 33°00′50″N 114°01′19″E / 33.014°N 114.022°E / 33.014; 114.022
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
County-level divisions	10
Municipal seat	Yicheng District
Area [1]
• Prefecture-level city	15,083 km2 (5,824 sq mi)
• Urban	778 km2 (300 sq mi)
• Metro	1,849 km2 (714 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[2]
• Prefecture-level city	7,008,427
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Urban	1,025,543
• Urban density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
• Metro	1,466,913
• Metro density	790/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
GDP[3][4]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 197.3 billion US$ 29.7 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 28,305 US$ 4,261
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	463000
Area code	0396
ISO 3166 code	CN-HA-17
Major Nationalities	Han
License plate prefixes	豫Q
Website	zhumadian.gov.cn

Zhumadian (simplified Chinese: 驻马店; traditional Chinese: 駐馬店; pinyin: Zhùmǎdiàn; postal: Chumatien) is a prefecture-level city in southern Henan province, China. It borders Xinyang to the south, Nanyang to the west, Pingdingshan to the northwest, Luohe to the north, Zhoukou to the northeast, and the province of Anhui to the east.

As of the 2020 Chinese census, its total population was 7,008,427 inhabitants whom 1,466,913 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Yicheng District and Suiping County now conurbated.

It was once the center of the Cai state during the Eastern Zhou era. The state leaves its name in several of the subdivisions including Shangcai County and Xincai County.