Jiaozuo
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Jiaozuo 焦作市 |
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Top:View of Red Stone George and waterfall in Yuntai Mountain Geological Park, Bottom left:View of Qingling Valley, Bottom upper right:Jiaozuo Sports Stadium, Bottom lower right:Jiaozuo Television Tower and Longyuan Lake
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 Jiaozuo in Henan |
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 Jiaozuo
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| Coordinates: 35°14′35″N 113°13′23″E / 35.24306°N 113.22306°ECoordinates: 35°14′35″N 113°13′23″E / 35.24306°N 113.22306°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 4,000.89 km2 (1,544.75 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 413.8 km2 (159.8 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 896.3 km2 (346.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 3,540,101 |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 865,413 |
| • Urban density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,301,732 |
| • Metro density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 454150 |
| Area code(s) | 0391 |
| GDP | ¥13,413 per capita (2004) |
| Major Nationalities | Han, Hui |
| County-level divisions | 10 |
| Township-level divisions | 116 |
| License plate prefixes | H |
| Website | http://www.jiaozuo.gov.cn |
Jiaozuo (Chinese: ; pinyin: Jiāozuò; postal: Tsiaotso) is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, 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.
Its population was 3,540,101 at the 2010 census whom 1,301,732 live in the built-up area made of 4 urban districts (Jiefang, Shanyang, Zhongzhan and Macun) and Bo'ai County being urbanized. Jiaozuo enjoys a humid subtropical climate with continental climate influences. Winters are cool and relatively dry while summers are hot and often rainy. Average temperature ranges from 0.3 °C in January to 27.5 °C in July. Extremes exist from -22.4 °C to 43.6 °C. Precipitation averages 659 mm.
The prefecture-level city of Jiaozuo administers 4 districts, 2 county-level cities and 4 counties.
The city was founded on an industrial site left by the British after the First and Second Opium Wars (1839–1860). Jiaozuo was established as a city in 1953. Mao Zedong has written praise about the hard work of people from Jiaozuo in the coal industry.
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