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Pengzhou

Pengzhou
彭州市
County-level city
Nickname(s): The Peony City (丹城)
Pengzhou is located in Sichuan
Pengzhou
Pengzhou
Location in Sichuan
Coordinates: 30°59′28″N 103°56′35″E / 30.991°N 103.943°E / 30.991; 103.943Coordinates: 30°59′28″N 103°56′35″E / 30.991°N 103.943°E / 30.991; 103.943
Country People's Republic of China
Province Sichuan
Sub-provincial city Chengdu
Municipal seat Tianpeng (天彭镇)
Government
 • CPC Party Secretary Men Sheng (门生)
 • Mayor Han Yi (韩轶)
Area
 • Total 1,420 km2 (550 sq mi)
Highest elevation 4,812 m (15,787 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 762,887
 • Density 537/km2 (1,390/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 6119XX
Area code(s) 028
Chengdu district map
GDP (nominal) Total (2009) ¥ 12.54 billion (US$1.838 billion)
GDP (nominal) Per Capita (2009) ¥ 16,087 (US$2,357)
Website www.pengzhou.gov.cn

Pengzhou (Chinese: 彭州; pinyin: Péngzhōu), formerly Peng County or Pengxian, is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China, some 19 km (11.81 mi) northwest of Chengdu. There is an expressway that connects Pengzhou to Chengdu. It is bordered by the prefecture-level divisions of Deyang to the northeast and the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture to the north.

It has an area of 1420 square kilometers and a population of 803,400 in 2009. Pengzhou is famous for being one of the three national bases of peony plantation and one of the five national bases of vegetable plantation and merchandise. Pengzhou's industry varies from pharmaceutical to petrochemical. The newly built oil refinery attracts a total investment of 38 billion yuan, considered to be the biggest single investment of Sichuan Province since 1949. Like other regions around the area, Pengzhou was badly affected by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

Pengzhou has 20 towns:

Pengzhou area is believed to have been habituated since Western Zhou. Empress dowager Wu Zetian first set up Pengzhou in 686 AD (Tang Dynasty). In 1337 AD, Hongwu Emperor (Ming Dynasty) reduced Pengzhou to Pengxian, or Peng County (Chinese: 彭县; Pinyin: Péngxiàn). Peng County later became Pengzhou City in 1993 (China).


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