Dengzhou
Dengzhou, formerly Deng County, is a county-level city in Nanyang, Henan, China. It has an area of and a population of 1,500,000. The urban area is 35 km2, and the urban population is 300,000. The city is located in the southwest of Henan province, adjacent to the borders between Henan, Hubei and Shaanxi. It geometrically lies in the center of the triangle of Zhengzhou, Wuhan and Xi'an, with equal distance to any of these three cities.
It is a city with a long cultural history in China. Historical figures from Dengzhou include Zhang Zhongjing, Han Yu, Kou Zhun, and Fan Zhongyan. Modern figures include the writers Yao Xueyin and Zhou Daxin.
Administrative divisions
As of 2012, this city is divided to 3 subdistricts, 13 towns and 11 townships.;Subdistricts
- Huazhou Subdistrict
- Gucheng Subdistrict
- Tuanhe Subdistrict
- Luozhuang
- Jitan
- Rangdong
- Menglou
- Linba
- Goulin
- Shilin
- Zhangcun
- Dusi
- Zhaoji
- Liuji
- Sangzhuang
- Pengqiao
- Zhanglou Township
- Bainiu Township
- Xiaji Township
- Peiying Township
- Wenqu Township
- Gaoji Township
- Taoying Township
- Xiaoyangying Township
- Jiaodian Township
- Longyan Township
- Jiulong Township
Climate
Economy
Dengzhou's economy is largely based on the production of agricultural products. Farmers grow crops such as wheat, cotton, maize, sesame, peanuts, yellow beans, peppers and tobacco.The city's primary industries include cigarette-packing, food processing and sculpture.
Transport
- Airplane to nearest Nanyang airport;
- Drive along the National Expressway Network.
- China National Highway 207
- Railway by K149, K206/K207, K205/K208, K184, 6010/6011/6014, 1512/1513, 1389/1390, 1165/1168, 1126/1127.
- Public bus transport: many
Tourism
Lan Xiu Ting, Pagoda of Fu Sheng, relics of ancient city wall and the recently built touring area along the Tuan River.