Yongkang, Zhejiang

Yongkang
永康市
Yungkang
Location of Yongkang City within Jinhua
Yongkang
Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 28°54′N 120°02′E / 28.900°N 120.033°E / 28.900; 120.033
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Prefecture-level cityJinhua
Area
1,046.02 km2 (403.87 sq mi)
  Urban
1,046.02 km2 (403.87 sq mi)
  Metro
2,610.12 km2 (1,007.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
964,203
  Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
  Urban
964,203
  Urban density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
  Metro
1,426,665
  Metro density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
321300
Area code0579
Websitehttp://www.yk.gov.cn/

Yongkang (Chinese: 永康; pinyin: Yǒngkāng), formerly known as Lizhou (Chinese: 丽州; pinyin: Lìzhōu), is a county-level city located in the central part of Zhejiang, in the People's Republic of China. It is southeast of the Jinhua City boundary and approximately 180 km (111.8 mi) from Hangzhou. It has an area of 1,049 km2 (405 sq mi) and a population of 964,203 as of the 2020 census, including more than 100,000 non-resident workers. According to a 2010 census, its built-up (or metro) area of Yongkang City and Wuyi County was home to 1,426,659 inhabitants. Yongkang is known as the "hardware capital of China."