Zhumadian
Zhumadian
驻马店市 Chumatien | |
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Zhumadian in Henan | |
Location on the North China Plain | |
| Coordinates (Zhumadian municipal government): 33°00′50″N 114°01′19″E / 33.014°N 114.022°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| County-level divisions | 10 |
| Municipal seat | Yicheng District |
| Area | |
| 15,083 km2 (5,824 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 778 km2 (300 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,849 km2 (714 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 7,008,427 | |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,025,543 |
| • Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,466,913 |
| • Metro density | 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 197.3 billion US$ 29.7 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 28,305 US$ 4,261 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 463000 |
| Area code | 0396 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-HA-17 |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| License plate prefixes | 豫Q |
| Website | zhumadian |
Zhumadian (simplified Chinese: 驻马店; traditional Chinese: 駐馬店; pinyin: Zhùmǎdiàn; postal: Chumatien) is a prefecture-level city in southern Henan province, China. It borders Xinyang to the south, Nanyang to the west, Pingdingshan to the northwest, Luohe to the north, Zhoukou to the northeast, and the province of Anhui to the east.
As of the 2020 Chinese census, its total population was 7,008,427 inhabitants whom 1,466,913 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Yicheng District and Suiping County now conurbated.
It was once the center of the Cai state during the Eastern Zhou era. The state leaves its name in several of the subdivisions including Shangcai County and Xincai County.