Zhangzhou

Basic data
Administrative headquarters :	Xiangcheng
Area :	12,874 km²
Residents :	4,809,983 (2010)

chinese daffodil

Zhangzhou ( Chinese  漳州 市 , Pinyin Zhāngzhōu shì , obsolete after Post Changchew) is the southernmost of the nine prefecture -level cities in the Chinese province of Fujian . It is known in China as the city of daffodils ( 水仙花 , shuixianhua ). Zhangzhou has a coastline of 680 kilometers with many natural deep water harbors. It borders the neighboring province of Guangdong in the southwest and the city of Xiamen in the northeast. It also has access to the Pacific Ocean through its cross-strait location . Zhangzhou is known in China for growing a range of tropical fruits and flowers.

Ethnic breakdown of the population of Zhangzhou (2000)

Zhangzhou has an area of ​​12,874 km². The 2000 census counted 4,581,675 inhabitants (corresponds to a population density of 55.89 inh / km²).

Name of the people	Residents	proportion of
Han	4,523,718	98.74%
She	50,534	1.1%
Tujia	2.151	0.05%
Miao	1,396	0.03%
Bouyei	589	0.01%
Hui	549	0.01%
Zhuang	480	0.01%
Others	2,258	0.05%

In the 2010 census, the population was 4,809,983; in the actual urban settlement area of ​​Zhangzhou lived 614,700 people.

economy

• Total gross domestic product : 53.5 billion yuan
• Gross domestic product per capita: 11,749 yuan
• Exports: $ 778 million
• Imports: $ 447 million

Figures: Fujian Statistical Yearbook 2003 (figures from 2002)

Tourism, history

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In 2002, 33,818 tourists visited Zhangzhou City. Particular sights are the Dongshan Island and the Zhao Residence . Zhangzhou is home to many overseas Chinese and Taiwanese. One third of Taiwan's population is originally from Zhangzhou. The ancestors of the politicians Corazon Aquino and Lee Kuan Yew also come from this region.

Cultural center

In December 2012, the German architect Stephan Braunfels won a competition for the construction of a cultural center in the city. The design is characterized by echoes of the traditional fortifications of the Hakka people , the Tulou , without however reflecting the defensive strength.

Administrative division of Zhangzhou

Zhangzhou City Administrative Divisions

The district-free city of Zhangzhou is made up of two districts, a district-free city and eight districts:

• the city district Xiangcheng - 芗城区 Xiāngchéng Qū : 253 km², 433,194 inhabitants (2000)
• the district of Longwen - 龙 文 区Lóngwén Qū : 113 km², 134,690 inhabitants (2000)
• the city of Longhai - 龙海市Lónghǎi Shì : 1,314 km², 816,318 inhabitants (2000), population density 621.25 inh / km²
• Yunxiao district - - Yúnxiāo Xiàn , capital: Yunling municipality (云 陵镇), 1,054 km², 403,617 inhabitants (2000), population density 382.94 inh / km²
• Zhangpu district - 漳浦 县Zhāngpǔ Xiàn , capital: Sui'an municipality (绥 安镇), 2,131 km², 795,347 inhabitants (2000), population density 373.23 inh / km²
• Zhao'an district - 诏安 县Zhào'ān Xiàn , capital: Nanzhao municipality (南诏 镇), 1,292 km², 568,156 inhabitants (2000), population density 439.75 inh / km²
• the district Changtai - 长泰 县Chángtài Xiàn , capital: Wu'an municipality (武 安镇), 893 km², 190,288 inhabitants (2000), population density 213.09 inh / km²
• Dongshan County - 东山 县Dōngshān Xiàn , capital: Xipu municipality (西 埔 镇), 249 km², 206,152 inhabitants (2000), population density 827.92 inh / km²
• Nanjing County - 南靖 县Nánjìng Xiàn , capital: Shancheng Municipality (山 城镇), 1,951 km², 342,165 inhabitants (2000), population density 175.38 inh / km²
• Pinghe district - 平和县Pínghé Xiàn , main town: Xiaoxi municipality (小 溪镇), 2,324 km², 532,649 inhabitants (2000), population density 229.19 inhabitants / km²
• the district of Hua'an - 华安县Huá'ān Xiàn , capital: large community Huafeng (华 丰镇), 1,300 km², 159,099 inhabitants (2000), population density 122.38 inh / km²

literature

• Siegfried Englert : The Fujian Province in the PR China . Annweiler: Plöger, 2013. ISBN 978-3-89857-289-7 , pp. 287-304

Web links

Commons : Zhangzhou  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• Zhangzhou government website in "Simplified Chinese" .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Fujian (China): Prefecture Level, Cities & Counties - Population Statistics, Maps, Graphics, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved February 5, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Let's think of daffodils in FAZ of December 5, 2012, page 28

Coordinates: 24 ° 31 '  N , 117 ° 39'  E