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Jiaozuo
焦作— Prefecture-level city — 焦作市 Jiaozuo in Henan Location in China Coordinates: 35°14′35″N 113°13′23″E / 35.24306°N 113.22306°ECoordinates: 35°14′35″N 113°13′23″E / 35.24306°N 113.22306°E Country China Province Henan Area – Prefecture-level city 4,071 km2 (1,571.8 sq mi) – Urban 371 km2 (143.2 sq mi) – Metro 371 km2 (143.2 sq mi) Population (2010 census) – Prefecture-level city 3,539,860 – Density 869.5/km2 (2,252.1/sq mi) – Urban 838,350 – Urban density 2,259.7/km2 (5,852.6/sq mi) – Metro 838,350 – Metro density 2,259.7/km2 (5,852.6/sq mi) Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Postal code Unknown Area code(s) 391 GDP ¥13,413 per capita (2004) Major Nationalities Han, Hui County-level divisions 10 Township-level divisions 116 License plate prefixes 豫H Website http://www.jiaozuo.gov.cn Jiaozuo (Chinese: 焦作; pinyin: Jiāozuò; Postal map spelling: Tsiaotso) is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, People's Republic of China. Sitting on the northern bank of the Yellow River, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the south, Xinxiang to the east, Jiyuan to the west, Luoyang to the southwest, and the province of Shanxi to the north.
Its population is 3,539,860 at the 2010 census whom 838,350 live in the built up area made of 4 urban districts (Jiefang, Shanyang, Zhongzhan and Macun).
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Administration
The prefecture-level city of Jiaozuo administers 4 districts, 2 county-level cities and 4 counties.
- Jiefang District (解放区)
- Shanyang District (山阳区)
- Zhongzhan District (中站区)
- Macun District (马村区)
- Qinyang City (沁阳市)
- Mengzhou City (孟州市)
- Xiuwu County (修武县)
- Wuzhi County (武陟县)
- Wen County (温县)
- Bo'ai County (博爱县)
History
The city was founded on an industrial site left over from the Opium Wars by the British. Jiaozuo was established as a city in 1953. Mao Zedong has written praise about the hard work of people from Jiaozuo in the coal industry.
Economy
Jiaozuo is noted for its blast furnaces and machine construction industries.
Transport
Jiaozuo is the northern terminus of the Jiaozuo-Liuzhou Railway and the southern terminus of the Taiyuan-Jiaozuo Railway. The city is linked via rail to nearby cities Luoyang, Xinxiang and Nanyang in Henan Province and Jincheng in Shanxi Province.
Colleges and universities
Henan Polytechnic University (HPU), with a history of nearly 100 years, is the first mining university in Chinese history. Its former is Jiaozuo Coal Mining School which was established by the British Syndicate Co. Ltd., in 1909. It has changed its names several times in the course of development, namely, FuZhong Coal Mining University, Jiaozuo Private Institute of Technology, North-west Institute of Technology, Jiaozuo National Institute of Technology, Jiaozuo Mining Institute and Jiaozuo Institute of Technology. The University resumed its name of Henan Polytechnic University in 2004.
Place of tourism
Yuntai Mountain, Qing Tian River, Qing Long Cape, Shen Nong Mountain.
Yun Tai Mountain is said to have a cascade of 314 meters in height, together with numerous smaller cascades, forming a natural miracle.
On February 13, 2004, Yuntaishan as the fifth in the world, the third in the country China, was named the world's first World Geopark by UNESCO and cause attention at home and abroad. Meanwhile, Yuntaishan is also a national scenic spot, National Civilized Scenic Area, the first national AAAAA-level scenic spots, national natural heritage, national forest parks, national macaque nature reserve. yuntaishan has Asia's highest head drop waterfall.
External links
- Government website of Jiaozuo (in Simplified Chinese)
- Jiaozuo Travel Bureau (in English)
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