China (CN) Henan Province Pingdingshan Region

Pingdingshan Region (平顶山市 Píngdǐngshān-shì)

Summary

Pingdingshan is a major city with an estimated population of 800 000. The major towns of Ruzhou (65 000), Yexian (60 000), Baofeng (45 000), Jiaxian (45 000), Wugang (40 000), and Lushan (35 000) are county seats in the region. The major town of Wugang--Yakou/Zhulan (45 000) in Wugang Metropolitan County is also in the region.

Detailed Analysis

Pingdingshan Region contains the Pingdingshan metropolitan area, the Shilong metropolitan area, 2 metropolitan counties, and 4 ordinary counties. Its area is 7 874 km² and its population is 4 804 924.

The Pingdingshan metropolitan area has an area of 384 km² and a population of 847 404. This area is divided into 3 districts. The city of Pingdingshan has a population of 586 385 in 19 street committees. The 2000 Census gives a population of 705 597 with suburbs. The 1982 Census gives a population of 475 946 in 203 km² for the Zhengzhou metropolitan area, which suggests about 400 000 in the urban area. This gives a long-run growth rate of 3.2%. This rate gives an estimate of for 2004 of 800 000 corresponding to the measured area of 49 km². Other estimates in the metropolitan area are given under the corresponding districts.

Weidong District (卫东区 Wèidōng-qū) 103 km²

7 street committees of Pingdingshan, 1 rural township (274 444): 建设路街道 34898 优越路街道 28441 五一路街道 41927 东安路街道 37114 东环路街道 31975 东工人镇街道 18801 光华路街道 14403 东高皇乡 66885

Donggaohuang (东高皇 Dōnggāohuáng) is a suburb of Pingdingshan.

Xinhua District (新华区 Xīnhuá-qū) 157 km²

7 street committees of Pingdingshan, 2 urban townships (337 733): 曙光街街道 39718 光明路街道 42906 中兴路街道 49420 矿工路街道 37256 西市场街道 29096 新新街街道 29194 青石山街道 16504 焦店镇 44592 滍阳镇 49047

Jiaodian (焦店 Jiāodiàn) has an area of 2.2 km² and an estimated population of 13 000.

Zhanhe District (湛河区 Zhànhé-qū) 124 km²

5 street committees of Pingdingshan, 1 urban township, 1 rural township (235 227): 马庄街道 29959 南环路街道 30016 姚孟街道 18679 九里山街道 31913 轻工路街道 24165 北渡镇 52327 曹镇乡 48168

Beidu (北渡 Běidù) is a suburb of Pingdingshan.

Zhanbei (湛北 Zhànběi), in an unknown township, has an area of 2.4 km² and an estimated population of 8 500.

Shilong District (石龙区 Shílóng-qū) 35 km²

2 street committees of Shilong, 1 rural township (53 499): 高庄街道 10964 龙兴街道 12906 南顾庄乡 29629

Shilong (23 870) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 9 000.

Ruzhou Metropolitan County (汝州市 Rǔzhōu-shì) 1 573 km²

5 urban townships, 11 rural townships (923 245): 汝州镇 101455 寄料镇 65737 温泉镇 24722 临汝镇 80445 小屯镇 92168 杨楼乡 76783 蟒川乡 56837 王寨乡 39078 陵头乡 44559 庙下乡 60904 纸坊乡 72695 尚庄乡 58569 骑岭乡 75022 大峪乡 23098 夏店乡 27614 焦村乡 23559

Ruzhou has an area of 10.5 km² and an estimated population of 65 000.

Linru (临汝 Línrǔ) has an area of 2.2 km² and an estimated population of 13 000.

Jiliao (寄料 Jìliào) has an area of 1.9 km² and an estimated population of 11 000.

Miaoxia (庙下 Miàoxià) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.

Mangchuan (蟒川 Mǎngchuān) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 6 500.

Wugang Metropolitan County (舞钢市 Wǔgāng-shì) 640 km²

4 street committees of Wugang, 3 urban townships, 7 rural townships (313 089): 垭口街道 19248 寺坡街道 23455 朱兰街道 19533 院岭街道 13281 尚店镇 22197 八台镇 35803 尹集镇 23526 安寨乡 21044 枣林乡 30320 庙街乡 14332 铁山乡 21880 武功乡 26019 杨庄乡 25949 王店乡 16502

Wugang (75 517) contains two urban areas. Wugang has an area of 5.3 km² and an estimated population of 40 000. Wugang--Yakou/Zhulan (垭口/朱兰 Yàkǒu/Zhūlán) has an area of 5.4 km² and an estimated population of 45 000.

Batai (八台 Bātái) has an area of 1.9 km² and an estimated population of 11 000.

Baofeng County (宝丰县 Bǎofēng-xiàn) 722 km²

8 urban townships, 5 rural townships (473 287): 城关镇 39546 周庄镇 35639 闹店镇 36843 石桥镇 41667 商酒务镇 39581 大营镇 47780 张八桥镇 33466 杨庄镇 57768 肖旗乡 35154 赵庄乡 34883 前营乡 27862 观音堂乡 17455 李庄乡 25643

Baofeng is in Chengguan urban township (城关 Chéngguān) and has an area of 7.7 km² and an estimated population of 45 000.

Jiaxian County (郏县 Jiáxiàn) 727 km²

6 urban townships, 8 rural townships (533 168): 城关镇 52186 冢头镇 52893 安良镇 52485 堂街镇 43142 薛店镇 60224 长桥镇 46420 王集乡 47414 李口乡 24254 姚庄回族乡 7714 白庙乡 32133 广阔天地乡 14286 渣元乡 32146 茨芭乡 50871 黄道乡 17000

Jiaxian is in Chengguan urban township (城关 Chéngguān) and has an area of 7.9 km² and an estimated population of 45 000.

Lushan County (鲁山县 Lǔshān-xiàn) 2 406 km²

6 urban townships, 16 rural townships (822 541): 鲁阳镇 57452 下汤镇 32674 梁洼镇 36951 张官营镇 57017 张良镇 52591 尧山镇 19277 赵村乡 24889 四棵树乡 15046 鸡冢乡 13311 熊北乡 20924 让河乡 46400 瓦屋乡 30147 观音寺乡 23505 土门乡 8513 背孜乡 14718 仓头乡 22317 董周乡 54500 张店乡 78552 辛集乡 47341 滚子营乡 64075 马楼乡 80617 昭平台库区乡 21724

Lushan is in Luyang urban township (鲁阳 Lǔyáng) and has an area of 5.8 km² and an estimated population of 35 000.

Yexian County (叶县 Yèxiàn) 1 387 km²

5 urban townships, 12 rural townships, 1 ethnic rural township (Hui) (838 691): 昆阳镇 45204 任店镇 61942 保安镇 40975 仙台镇 62280 遵化店镇 31198 城关乡 60635 夏李乡 48573 常村乡 46689 马庄回族乡 10497 田庄乡 41076 旧县乡 59795 辛店乡 45418 龙泉乡 46676 水寨乡 36873 廉村乡 63436 邓李乡 49087 龚店乡 51819 洪庄杨乡 36518

Yexian is in Kunyang urban township (昆阳 Kūnyáng) and has an area of 7.7 km² and an estimated population of 60 000.

Xiantai (仙台 Xiāntái) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.

Hongzhuangyang (洪庄杨 Hóngzhuāngyáng) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 6 500.

Gongdian (龚店 Gōngdiàn) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.

Rendian (任店 Rèndiàn) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.