Hangzhou
Hangzhou
杭州市 Hangchow | |
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Location of Hangzhou City jurisdiction in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates (Zhejiang Municipal People's Government): 30°16′01″N 120°09′11″E / 30.267°N 120.153°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Municipal seat | Shangcheng District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sub-provincial city |
| • Body | Hangzhou Municipal People's Congress |
| • CCP Secretary | Liu Jie |
| • Congress Chairman | Li Huolin |
| • Mayor | Yao Gaoyuan |
| • CPPCC Chairman | Ma Weiguang |
| Area | |
• City | 16,821.1 km2 (6,494.7 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8,259.9 km2 (3,189.2 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 8,107.9 km2 (3,130.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• City | 11,936,010 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 10,711,238 |
| • Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 13,035,329 |
| • Metro density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| • National rank | 5th |
| Demonym(s) | Hangzhounese (杭州人, Hángzhōurén) |
| GDP | |
| • City | CN¥ 2.186 trillion US$ 306.9 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 183,143 US$ 25,716 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 310000 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-ZJ-01 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 浙A |
| Regional variety | Wu: Hangzhou dialect |
| Website | Hangzhou.gov.cn |
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"Hangzhou" in Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 杭州 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wu | ɦaŋ-tsei (Hangzhou dialect) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Hangchow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Hang Prefecture" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 钱塘 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 錢塘 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hangzhou is a sub-provincial city in East China and the capital of Zhejiang province.: 86 With a population of 13 million, the municipality comprises ten districts, two counties, and one county-level city in northwestern Zhejiang. It is situated at the head of Hangzhou Bay and the estuary of the Qiantang River.
Established as a county seat in 221 BC, Hangzhou later served as the capital of the Wuyue Kingdom (923–997) and the Southern Song dynasty (1138–1276). The city has three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, which are the West Lake Cultural Landscape, the Grand Canal, and the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City.
Hangzhou is designated as a sub-provincial city. Hangzhou ranked ninth in GDP among mainland Chinese cities and 14th according to the Global Innovation Index. The city hosts the headquarters of Alibaba Group, Ant Group, DeepSeek, Geely, and NetEase. According to the Nature Index, it ranks 13th globally in scientific research output.