Puyang

Puyang
濮阳市
Puyang in Henan
Puyang
Location on the North China Plain
Puyang
Puyang (China)
Coordinates (Puyang municipal government): 35°45′46″N 115°01′45″E / 35.7627°N 115.0292°E / 35.7627; 115.0292
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Municipal seatHualong District
Government
  Party SecretaryHe Xiong (何雄)
  MayorZhao Ruidong (赵瑞东)
Area
4,188 km2 (1,617 sq mi)
  Urban
310 km2 (120 sq mi)
  Metro
2,520 km2 (970 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
3,772,088
  Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
  Urban
963,512
  Urban density3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi)
  Metro
2,524,658
  Metro density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 145.0 billion
US$ 21.8 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 40,059
US$ 6,031
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
457000
Area code0393
ISO 3166 codeCN-HA-09
Ethnicities
County-level divisions6
Township-level divisions89
Average Temperature13.7 °C (56.7 °F)
License Plate PrefixJ
Websitepuyang.gov.cn
Puyang
Simplified Chinese濮阳
Traditional Chinese濮陽
Hanyu PinyinPúyáng
PostalPuyang
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPúyáng

Puyang is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Henan province, People's Republic of China. Located on the northern shore of the Yellow River, it borders Anyang in the west, Xinxiang in the southwest, and the provinces of Shandong and Hebei in the east and north respectively.

As of the 2020 census, its total population was 3,772,088 and its built-up (or metro) area made of Hualong district, Puyang County and Qingfeng County largely being conurbated, was home to 2,524,658 inhabitants.