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Hangzhou

Administration
Full nameHangzhou
Official name杭州市
Native name杭州
Settlement typeSub-provincial city
CountryChina
ProvinceZhejiang
Government
CPC SecretaryHuang Kunming (黄坤明)
MayorCai Qi (蔡奇)
Geography
Total Area6502.9 sq mi (16847 km2)
Demography
Total Population8100000 (2009)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Urban (pop.)3544800
DemonymHangzhouvian
Other information
Time zoneChina Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code310000
GDP2009
- TotalCNY 509.866 billion (USD 74.66 billion)
- Per capitaCNY 74,924 (USD 10,972)
- Growth(+) 10.0%
Licence Plate Prefix浙A
City FlowerSweet Osmanthus
City TreeCamphor laurel
(Cinnamomum camphora)
Regional DialectHangzhou dialect
(杭州话 / Hángzhōuhuà)
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( ; -cmnxɑŋ˧˥ t͡ʂoʊ̯˥˥; Postal map spelling: Hangchow) is a major city located in the Yangtze River Delta region of the People's Republic of China, and the capital of Zhejiang (浙江) province. It is governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2004, its entire administrative division ("shì", 杭州市) or Prefecture-level city had a registered population of 6.4 million people. The Urban agglomeration of the Hangzhou metropolitan area (杭州市区) has a resident population of 3.9319 million as of 2003, of which 2.6367 million are permanent residents. There are 1.91 million residents in the six urban core districts.

In addition to its economically potent position on the Hangzhou Bay 180 km (111.8 mi) southwest of Shanghai, Hangzhou also has been one of the most renowned and prosperous cities of China for much of the last 1,000 years, due in part to its beautiful natural scenery, with the West Lake (Xī Hú, 西湖) as the most well-known location.

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Chinese painting exhibition kicks off at CAA art museum in Hangzhou - Xinhua Tweet this news
Xinhua--Visitors look at paintings of Chinese painting master Lin Fengmian and his students at the art museum of China Academy of Art (CAA) in -Hangzhou-, capital of ... - Date : Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:37:39 GMT+00:00
The internal contradictions of the Shanghai skyline - Salon Tweet this news
Salon--On Sunday, I rode a high-speed train on a brand-new line from -Hangzhou- to Shanghai. Hitting top speeds of 350 kilometers per hour (about 220 mph) we covered ... - Date : Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:15:14 GMT+00:00
China stocks slide nearly 2 pct on tightening worries - People's Daily Online Tweet this news
People's Daily Online--An investor watches an electronic board at a stock trading hall in -Hangzhou-, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 23, 2010. ... - Date : Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:23:30 GMT+00:00
Emerging China speeding ahead - Malaysia Star Tweet this news
Malaysia Star--As it happened, I needed to travel from -Hangzhou-, where I was staying, to Shanghai. The most practical option was by train, which was how I ended up aboard ... - Date : Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:03:04 GMT+00:00
Bank of Ningbo to open branch in Beijing - China Knowledge Online Tweet this news
China Knowledge Online--The bank now has six cross-region branches, each in Shanghai, -Hangzhou- and Wenzhou of Zhejiang Province, Nanjing, Suzhou of Jiangsu Province, and Shenzhen ... - Date : Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:24:46 GMT+00:00
Master Chinese Painter Wu Guanzhong's Works Exhibited at Zhejiang Art Museum - Art Daily Tweet this news
Art Daily--Wu had considered -Hangzhou- his artistic hometown and a source of inspiration, often referring to it as a 'spiritual homeland'. It was at the National Arts ... - Date : Tue, 23 Nov 2010 03:16:18 GMT+00:00
internal contradictions of the Shanghai skyline - Salon Tweet this news
Salon--On Sunday, I rode a high-speed train on a brand new line from -Hangzhou- to Shanghai. Hitting top speeds of 350 kilometers per hour (about 220 mph) we covered ... - Date : Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:38:00 GMT+00:00
Disabled singer uses voice to help others like him - China Daily Tweet this news
China Daily--Disabled singer Jun Zi sits in a wheelchair in -Hangzhou-, Zhejiang province, Nov 21, 2010. [Li Xiang/Qianjiang Evening News] Jun Zi became paralyzed for ... - Date : Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:30:02 GMT+00:00
Internet shows trend for escape equipment - China.org.cn Tweet this news
China.org.cn--In seven days, a -Hangzhou--based online vendor sold 252 evacuation ropes, each costing 180 yuan (US$27), and 157 fire extinguishers, each priced at 45 yuan. ... - Date : Mon, 22 Nov 2010 02:31:44 GMT+00:00
Sky-Mobi Files for Nasdaq IPO - Marbridge Consulting Tweet this news
Marbridge Consulting---Hangzhou--based mobile software platform developer Sky-Mobi has filed its IPO prospectus with the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) to list ADSs ... - Date : Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:28:32 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
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Capital of China (as Lin'an)
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Succeeded by
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Ming and after :
Map Subdivision Hanzi Area Population
(approx)
Hangzhou City Proper
Gongshu-qu 拱墅区 87.49 km2 280,000
Xiacheng-qu 下城区 31.46 km2 330,000
Shangcheng-qu 上城区 18.30 km2 310,000
Jianggan-qu 江干区 210.22 km2 350,000
Xihu-qu 西湖区 308.70 km2 520,000
Binjiang-qu 滨江区 72.02 km2 120,000
Hangzhou Suburban and Rural
Yuhang-qu 余杭区 1,223.56 km2 826,900
Xiaoshan-qu 萧山区 1,420.00 km2 1,150,000
Lin'an-shi 临安市 3,126.80 km2 520,000
Fuyang-shi 富阳市 1,831.20 km2 640,000
Jiande-shi 建德市 2,321.00 km2 510,000
Tonglu-xian 桐庐县 1,825.00 km2 400,000
Chun'an-xian 淳安县 4,427.00 km2 450,000

Twin towns - sister cities : Economic and Technological Development Zones


Metropolitan cities of the People's Republic of China

MunicipalitiesBeijing * Chongqing * Shanghai * Tianjin
SARsHong Kong * Macau
Sub-provincial citiesChangchun * Chengdu * Dalian * Guangzhou * Hangzhou * Jinan * Harbin * Nanjing * Ningbo * Qingdao * Shenyang * Shenzhen * Wuhan * Xi'an * Xiamen
Provincial capitals (not included above)Changsha * Fuzhou * Guiyang * Haikou * Hefei * Kunming * Lanzhou * Nanchang * Shijiazhuang * Taiyuan * Xining * Zhengzhou
Autonomous regional capitalsHohhot * Lhasa * Nanning * Ürümqi * Yinchuan
SEZ cities (not included above)Beihai * Lianyungang * Nantong * Qinhuangdao * Shantou * Wenzhou * Yantai * Zhanjiang * Zhuhai

Most populous metropolises in the People's Republic of China

Shanghai * Beijing * Guangzhou * Shenzhen * Tianjin * Chongqing * Hong Kong * Dongguan * Nanjing * Wuhan * Hangzhou * Shenyang * Harbin * Chengdu * Hefei * Zhengzhou * Jinan * Qingdao * Xi'an * Dalian * Taiyuan * Shantou * Kunming * Zibo |



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