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Fuzhou City

Fuzhou
福州市
Prefecture-level city
From top, left to right: Black Pagoda of Fuzhou, White Pagoda of Fuzhou; Xichan Temple, City Skyline of Fuzhou; Gulou District of Fuzhou
From top, left to right: Black Pagoda of Fuzhou, White Pagoda of Fuzhou; Xichan Temple, City Skyline of Fuzhou; Gulou District of Fuzhou
Location of Fuzhou City jurisdiction in Fujian
Location of Fuzhou City jurisdiction in Fujian
Fuzhou is located in China
Fuzhou
Fuzhou
Location in China
Coordinates: 26°04′34″N 119°18′23″E / 26.07611°N 119.30639°E / 26.07611; 119.30639Coordinates: 26°04′34″N 119°18′23″E / 26.07611°N 119.30639°E / 26.07611; 119.30639
Country China
Province Fujian
Divisions
 - County-level

5 districts, 6 counties,
& 2 County-level cities
Government
 • CPC Ctte Secretary Yang Yue
 • Mayor Yang Yimin
Area
 • Prefecture-level city 12,177 km2 (4,702 sq mi)
 • Water 4,634 km2 (1,790 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Prefecture-level city 7,200,000
 • Urban 4,468,076
 • Rural 2,707,294
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 350000
Area code(s) 591
GDP 2011
 - Total CNY 373.478 billion
USD 59.22 billion
 - Per capita CNY 52,144
USD 8,268
 - Growth Increase 13.0%
License plate prefixes 闽A
Local dialect Fuzhou dialect of the Eastern Min Language
Website Fuzhou.gov.cn
Fuzhou
Fuzhou (Chinese characters).svg
"Fuzhou" in Chinese characters
Chinese 福州
Postal Foochow
Literal meaning "Blessed Prefecture"

Fuzhou, formerly romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute the Mindong (lit. Eastern Fujian) linguistic and cultural area.

Fuzhou's core counties lie on the north (left) bank of the estuary of Fujian's largest river, the Min River. All along its northern border lies Ningde, and Ningde's Gutian County lies upriver. Fuzhou's counties south of the Min border on Putian, Quanzhou, Sanming and Nanping prefectures. Its population was 7,115,370 inhabitants as of the 2010 census, of whom 4,408,076 inhabitants are urban representing around 61.95%, while rural population is at 2,707,294 representing around 38.05 percent.

The Yuanhe Maps and Records of Prefectures and Counties, a Chinese geographical treatise published in the 9th century, says that Fuzhou's name came from Mount Futo, a mountain located northwest of the city. The mountain's name was then combined with -zhou, meaning "settlement" or "prefecture", in a manner similar to many other Chinese cities. During the Warring States period, area of Fuzhou was sometimes referred to as Ye (Chinese: ) and Fuzhou was incorporated into China proper during Qin dynasty. The city's name was changed numerous times between the 3rd and 9th centuries before finally settling on Fuzhou in 948. In Chinese, the city is sometimes referred to by the poetic nickname Rongcheng (Chinese: 榕城; Foochow Romanized: Ṳ̀ng-siàng), literally: "The Banyan City".


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