Jiaozuo

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焦作市
Jiāozuò Shì
Jiaozuo is highlighted on this map
Administration Type Prefecture-level city
Area 4,071 km²
Population 3,455,000
GDP ¥13,413 per capita (2004)
Major Nationalities Han, Hui
County-level divisions 10
Township-level divisions 116
Area Code 391

Jiaozuo (Simplified Chinese: 焦作; pinyin: Jiāozuò) is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, People's Republic of China. Sitting on the northern bank of the Yellow River, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the south, Xinxiang to the east, Jiyuan to the west, Luoyang to the southwest, and the province of Shanxi to the north.

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[edit] Administration

The prefecture-level city of Jiaozuo administers 4 districts, 2 county-level cities and 4 counties.

  • Jiefang District (解放区)
  • Shanyang District (山阳区)
  • Zhongzhan District (中站区)
  • Macun District (马村区)
  • Qinyang City (沁阳市)
  • Mengzhou City (孟州市)
  • Xiuwu County (修武县)
  • Wuzhi County (武陟县)
  • Wen County (温县)
  • Bo'ai County (博爱县)

[edit] History

Jiaozuo was established as a city in 1953.

[edit] Economy

Jiaozuo is noted for its blast furnaces and machine construction industries.

[edit] Transport

Jiaozuo is linked via railway to the nearby cities of Luoyang, Xinxiang, and Jincheng in nearby Shanxi Province.

[edit] Colleges and universities

  • Henan University of the Sciences

[edit] External links


Prefecture-level divisions of Henan
Prefecture-level cities: Anyang | Hebi | Jiaozuo | Kaifeng | Luohe | Luoyang | Nanyang | Pingdingshan

Puyang | Sanmenxia | Shangqiu | Xinxiang | Xinyang | Xuchang | Zhengzhou | Zhoukou | Zhumadian

Sub-prefecture-level cities: Jiyuan
List of Henan County-level divisions