Zhoukou
Zhoukou ( Chinese 周口 市 , Pinyin Zhōukǒu Shì ) is a district-free city in the Chinese province of Henan . It has a port on the Ying He River . The administrative area of the city has a total area of 11,968 km² and around 8.95 million inhabitants (end of 2010). 308,360 people live in the actual urban settlement area of Zhoukou (2010 census).
In 2010, Zhoukou City was nominated as the happiest city in Henan Province according to a survey organized by Chinese TV CCTV.
Administratively, Zhoukou consists of two districts, one urban district and seven districts. These are:
- Chuanhui District (川汇区), 141 km², 370,000 inhabitants;
- Huaiyang District (淮阳 区), 1,467 km², 1.36 million inhabitants;
- Xiangcheng City (项 城市), 1,083 km², 1.18 million inhabitants;
- Circle Fugou (扶沟县) km² 1163, 710,000 inhabitants;
- Circle Xihua (西华县) 1,208 km², 910,000 inhabitants;
- Circle Shangshui (商水县) 1,325 square kilometers, 1.18 million inhabitants;
- District Taikang (太康县) 1,761 square kilometers, 1.35 million inhabitants;
- Luyi district (鹿邑 县), 1,248 km², 1.16 million inhabitants;
- Circle Dancheng (郸城县) km² 1490, 1.3 million inhabitants;
- Circle Shenqiu (沈丘县), km² 1082, 1.23 million inhabitants.
In 1938 the city was destroyed by a dam burst caused by the army.
Individual evidence
- ↑ CCTV 经济 生活 调查: 扬州 城市 幸福 感 位列 江苏 第一 ( Memento from February 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 33 ° 38 ' N , 114 ° 38' E