Puyang
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| Puyang | |
| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| Chinese transliteration(s) | |
| - Chinese | 濮阳 |
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| - Pinyin | Pǔyáng |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Henan |
| Area | |
| - Total | 4,188 km² (1,617 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| - Total | 3,585,600 |
| - Density | 856.2/km² (2,217.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 393 |
| GDP | ¥8,919 per capita (2004) |
| Major Nationalities | Han – 99.7% Hui – 0.16% Mongolian – 0.04% |
| County-level divisions | 6 |
| Township-level divisions | 89 |
| Website: http://www.puyang.gov.cn | |
Puyang (simplified Chinese: 濮阳; pinyin: Púyáng) is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Henan province, China. Located on the northern shore of the Yellow River, it borders Anyang in the west, Xinxiang in the southwest, and the provinces of Shandong and Hebei in the east and north respectively.
[edit] Administration
The prefecture-level city of Puyang administers 1 district and 5 counties.
- Hualong District (华龙区)
- Puyang County (濮阳县)
- Qingfeng County (清丰县)
- Nanle County (南乐县)
- Fan County (范县)
- Taiqian County (台前县)
[edit] History
Traditionally throughout history, Puyang was a county of Daming Prefecture, Zhili Province. It was only until 1928 when the the old Zhili Province was divied into three provinces of Hebei, Chahar and Rehe, with southern part ceded to Henan and northeastern part cdeded to Liaoning and Inner Mongolia, with Beijing and Tianjin as cities under direct administration of the central government.
In 1987, Puyang was the site of an important archaeological find, the first depiction of a Chinese dragon, dated at 6500 years old. Chinese scholars therefore regard Puyang as one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization.
[edit] External links
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- Government website of Puyang (in Simplified Chinese)
- Puyang, China
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