Zhangzhou

Zhangzhou
漳州市
Changchew
Aojiao Village
Ming-era stone archway in Xiangcheng
Hukong Dropping Cave in Dongshan County
Wushan Mountain
West Ecological Park
Location of Zhangzhou City jurisdiction in Fujian
Zhangzhou
Location in China
Coordinates (Zhangzhou municipal government): 24°30′47″N 117°38′49″E / 24.513°N 117.647°E / 24.513; 117.647
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Municipal seatXiangcheng District
Area
12,882.27 km2 (4,973.87 sq mi)
  Urban
2,590.23 km2 (1,000.09 sq mi)
  Metro
4,290.84 km2 (1,656.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
5,054,328
  Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
  Urban
939,943
  Urban density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
  Metro
7,284,148
  Metro density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 454.6 billion
US$ 65.9 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 89,834
US$ 14,107
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
363000
Area code596
ISO 3166 codeCN-FJ-06
License Plate闽E
Local dialectMin Nan: Zhangzhou dialect
City treesCinnamomum camphora
City flowersNarcissus tazetta
Websitezhangzhou.gov.cn
Zhangzhou
"Zhangzhou" in regular Chinese characters
Chinese漳州
PostalChangchow
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāngzhōu
Bopomofoㄓㄤ   ㄓㄡ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhJangjou
Wade–GilesChang¹-chou¹
IPA[ʈʂáŋ.ʈʂóʊ]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJChiang-chiu
Tâi-lôTsiang-tsiu

Zhangzhou (/ˈæŋˈ/, Mandarin: [ʈʂaŋ.ʈʂóʊ]) is a prefecture-level city in Fujian Province, China. The prefecture around the city proper comprises the southeast corner of the province, facing the Taiwan Strait and (with Quanzhou) surrounding the prefecture of Xiamen.