Zhongmu County
Zhongmu
中牟县 | |
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Location in Zhengzhou | |
| Coordinates: 34°44′N 114°0′E / 34.733°N 114.000°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhengzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,393 km2 (538 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 1,161,600 |
| • Density | 830/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 451450 |
| Area code | 0371 |
| Website | www |
Zhongmu County (Chinese: 中牟; pinyin: Zhōngmù; postal: Chungmow) is a county of Henan Province, South Central China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan. It has an area of 1,416.8 km2 (547.0 sq mi) and a population of 680,000. Located in the north-central part of the province, it is the easternmost county-level division of Zhengzhou.
The Battle of Guandu took place in 200 CE in the northeast of Zhongmu County.
In November 2004, martial law was declared in Zhongmou County, to quell deadly ethnic clashes between Han and Hui Chinese. The reported number of deaths ranged between 7 and 148.