Friday, March 2, 2007

China (CN) Zhejiang Province Wenzhou Region

Wenzhou Region (温州市 Wēnzhōu-shì)

Summary

Wenzhou is a major city with a population of 1 450 000. The city of Yongzhong (180 000) in Longwan District and the major towns of Li'ao (60 000), Quxi (40 000), and Xianyan (20 000) in Ouhai District are in the Wenzhou metropolitan area. The major city of Rui'an (850 000), the cities of Cangnan (130 000) and Yueqing (100 000) and the major towns of Pingyang (45 000), and Yongjia (25 000) are county seats in the region. The city of Longgang/Aojiang (350 000) in Cangnan County and the major towns of Oubei (90 000) in Yongjia County, Liushi (80 000), Hongqiao (70 000), and Beibaixiang (55 000) in Yueqing Metropolitan County, Shuitou (50 000) in Pingyang County, Qiaotou (35 000) in Yongjia County, Baishi (30 000) in Yueqing Metropolitan County, Jinxiang (25 000) in Cangnan County, Wengyang (25 000) in Yueqing Metropolitan County, and Qianku (25 000) and Yishan (22 000) in Cangnan County are also in the region.

Detailed Analysis

Wenzhou Region contains the Wenzhou metropolitan area, 2 metropolitan counties, and 6 ordinary counties. It has an area of 11 784 km² and the population is 7 557 640.

The Wenzhou metropolitan area has an area of 1 188 km² and a population of 1 915 548 within its 2000 boundary. A corrected 2000 Census population for the new boundary is not available. Wenzhou proper has a population of 643 674 in 18 street committees. The 2000 Census gives a population of 1 174 878 with suburbs. The 1982 Census gives a population of 508 611 in 156 km² for Ningbo, which suggests about 450 000 in the urban area. This gives a long-run growth rate of 5.5% and a 2004 estimated population of 1 450 000 corresponding to the measured area of 82 km².

Longwan District (龙湾区 Lóngwān-) 279 km²

5 urban townships (204 935): 状元镇 83935 蒲州镇 62598 龙湾镇 25589 瑶溪镇 15716 龙水镇 17097

On July 7, 2001, part of Longwan District was annexed by Lucheng District and Longwan District annexed parts of Ouhai District and Rui'an Metropolitan County. A corrected 2000 Census population is not available.

Zhangyuan (状元 Zhuàngyuán) is a suburb of Wenzhou.

Yongzhong (永中 Yǒngzhōng), here listed under Ouhai District, has an area of 12 km² and an estimated population of 180 000. Shacheng (沙城 Shāchéng) and Tianhe (天河 Tiān), also listed under Ouhai District, are suburbs of Yongzhou.

Lucheng District (鹿城区 chéng-qū) 294 km²

17 street committees of Wenzhou, 1 urban township, 4 rural townships (875 006): 鼓楼街道 17146 洪殿街道 47615 东风街道 28894 海坛街道 22868 朔门街道 22441 五马街道 23032 蒲鞋市街道 52930 大南街道 21327 小南街道 56320 松台街道 17048 市中街道 21714 西山街道 18949 莲池街道 27167 广化街道 78354 水心街道 48348 南浦街道 71881 上陡门街道 36638 双屿镇 120372 黎明乡 73205 南郊乡 45352 仰义乡 23405

On July 7, 2001, Lucheng District annexed parts of Ouhai District and Longwan District. A corrected 2000 Census population is not available.

Liming (黎明 Límíng), Nanjiao (南郊 Nánjiāo), Shuangyu (双屿 Shuāng), and Yangyi (仰义 Yǎng), as well as Puzhou (蒲州 zhōu), here listed under Longwan District, are suburbs of Wenzhou.

Tengqiao (藤桥 Téngqiáo), here listed under Ouhai District, has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 15 000.

Ouhai District (瓯海区 Ōuhǎi-qū) 615 km²

1 street committee of Wenzhou, 15 urban townships, 7 rural townships (835 607): 景山街道 31002 梧埏镇 122337 南白象镇 26950 茶山镇 28857 瞿溪镇 33979 娄桥镇 44846 郭溪镇 68121 潘桥镇 43319 新桥镇 64891 永中镇 161444 天河镇 34426 沙城镇 41277 灵昆镇 17457 藤桥镇 27325 临江镇 14133 泽雅镇 15868 三垟乡 22327 双潮乡 8979 岙底乡 3406 上戍乡 13880 五风垟乡 3975 北林垟乡 3357 西岸乡 3451

On July 7, 2001, parts of Ouhai District were annexed by Lucheng District and Longwan District and Ouhai District annexed part of Rui'an Metropolitan County. A corrected 2000 Census population is not available.

Wuyan (梧埏 yán) is a suburb of Wenzhou.

Li'ao (丽岙 'ào), listed under Rui'an Metropolitan County, has an area of 6.0 km² and an estimated population of 60 000.

Quxi (瞿溪 ) has an area of 2.6 km² and an estimated population of 40 000.

Xianyan (仙岩 Xiānyán), listed under Rui'an Metropolitan County,
has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 20 000.

Rui'an Metropolitan County (
瑞安市 Ruì'ān-shì) 1 278 km²

15 urban townships, 19 rural townships (1 207 788): 安阳镇 260701 塘下镇 233153 仙岩镇 43355 丽岙镇 30132 莘塍镇 109170 汀田镇 54320 飞云镇 96639 仙降镇 50411 马屿镇 49104 曹村镇 19181 陶山镇 32555 碧山镇 25716 湖岭镇 20954 龙湖镇 12392 平阳坑镇 16413 荆谷乡 13054 梅屿乡 14255 顺泰乡 6159 大南乡 6153 桐浦乡 22268 永安乡 8896 桂峰乡 3576 芳庄乡 11686 林溪乡 12642 金川乡 6379 潮基乡 7359 鹿木乡 10590 高楼乡 9822 营前乡 4520 东岩乡 4797 宁益乡 3873 枫岭乡 3687 北麂乡 3027 北龙乡 849

Rui'an is in Anyang urban township (
安阳 Ānyáng) and has an area of 38 km² and an estimated population of 850 000. Feiyun (飞云 Fēiyún), Shencheng (莘塍 Shēnchéng), Tangxia (塘下 Tángxià), and Tingtian (汀田 Tīngtián) are suburbs of Rui'an. The 2000 Census population is 753 983 with suburbs.

Mayu (马屿 ) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 13 000.

Yueqing Metropolitan County (
乐清市 Yuèqīng-shì) 1 174 km²

21 urban townships, 10 rural townships (1 162 765):
乐成镇 175800 大荆镇 53498 仙溪镇 19102 湖雾镇 15457 雁荡镇 45688 芙蓉镇 22843 清江镇 29132 南塘镇 18312 虹桥镇 124876 南岳镇 16836 蒲岐镇 29373 淡溪镇 22895 石帆镇 29788 白石镇 33295 柳市镇 161295 北白象镇 118597 象阳镇 31333 翁垟镇 49348 磐石镇 17610 七里港镇 21123 黄华镇 32626 智仁乡 12657 镇安乡 8409 福溪乡 3584 双峰乡 16946 龙西乡 8274 雁湖乡 7976 岭底乡 6588 四都乡 9269 天成乡 16634 城北乡 3601

Yueqing is in Yuecheng urban township (
乐成 Yuèchéng) and has an area of 6.2 km² and an estimated population of 100 000.

Liushi (
柳市 Liǔshì) has an area of 5.0 km² and an estimated population of 80 000.

Hongqiao (
虹桥 Hóngqiáo) has an area of 4.4 km² and an estimated population of 70 000.

Beibaixiang (
北白象 Běibáixiàng) has an area of 3.6 km² and an estimated population of 55 000.

Baishi (
白石 Báishí) has an area of 1.9 km² and an estimated population of 30 000.

Wengyang (
翁垟 Wēngyáng) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 25 000. In addition, an unidentified urban area 4.5 km NE of Wengyang in Wengyang urban township has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of zero.

Qiligang (
七里港 gǎng) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 19 000.

Dajing (
大荆 jīng) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 11 000.

Cangnan County (
苍南县 Cāngnán-xiàn) 1 272 km²

20 urban townships, 16 rural townships (1 167 589):
灵溪镇 221908 龙港镇 272298 宜山镇 48355 钱库镇 65066 芦浦镇 16504 望里镇 29337 金乡镇 74913 胄巴艚镇 47073 炎亭镇 10517 大渔镇 15780 藻溪镇 26956 桥墩镇 35810 莒溪镇 10948 观美镇 26717 矾山镇 34981 赤溪镇 14678 马站镇 26116 霞关镇 18583 沿浦镇 14389 南宋镇 10674 云岩乡 15766 仙居乡 17084 新安乡 16178 括山乡 12718 石坪乡 9671 风池乡 10148 浦亭乡 9832 五风乡 8854 腾垟乡 6273 昌禅乡 2808 中墩乡 7455 龙沙乡 8338 风阳畲族乡 3895 蒲城乡 4902 岱岭畲族乡 4383 渔寮乡 7681

Cangnan is in Lingxi urban township (
灵溪 Líng) and has an area of 6.6 km² and an estimated population of 130 000.

Longgang/Aojiang (
龙港/鳌江 Lónggǎng/Àojiāng) has an area of 13.5 km² and an estimated population of 350 000. Aojiang is in Pingyang County.

Jinxiang (
金乡 Jīnxiāng) has an area of 1.9 km² and an estimated population of 25 000.

Qianku (
钱库 Qián) has an area of 1.9 km² and an estimated population of 25 000.

Yishan (
宜山 shān) has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of 22 000.

Fanshan (
矾山 Fánshān) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.

Dongtou County (
洞头县 Dòngtóu-xiàn) 100 km²

3 urban townships, 8 rural townships (96 435):
北岙镇 16919 大门镇 16542 东屏镇 15504 双朴乡 12595 北沙乡 6334 半屏乡 3458 三盘乡 3318 元觉乡 5542 霓南乡 4420 霓北乡 4457 鹿西乡 7355

Dongtou is in Bei'ao urban township (
北岙 Běi'ào) and has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of 18 000.

Pingyang County (
平阳县 Píngyáng-xiàn) 1 042 km²

17 urban townships, 14 rural townships (740 448): 昆阳镇 101832 鳌江镇 148862 水头镇 85734 萧江镇 50633 麻步镇 39866 腾蛟镇 38742 顺溪镇 9470 宋桥镇 21610 宋埠镇 14128 钱仓镇 16989 鹤溪镇 19917 山门镇 20790 南雁镇 18565 凤卧镇 14187 榆垟镇 9953 郑楼镇 17896 南麂镇 2193 西湾乡 9646 梅溪乡 10900 梅源乡 9377 桃源乡 8013 凤巢乡 10869 龙尾乡 2941 南湖乡 14428 朝阳乡 2959 闹村乡 14837 晓坑乡 8327 怀溪乡 5583 青街畲族乡 5749 维新乡 3365 吴垟乡 2087

Aojiang (
鳌江 Àojiāng) is a suburb of Longgang in Cangnan County.

Pingyang is in Kunyang urban township (昆阳 Kūnyáng) has an area of 3.1 km² and an estimated population of 45 000.

Shuitou (水头 Shuǐtóu) has an area of 4.0 km² and an estimated population of 50 000.

Xiaojiang (
萧江 Xiāojiāng) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 17 000.

Tengjiao (
腾蛟 Téngjiāo) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 13 000.

Taishun County (
泰顺县 Tàishùn-xiàn) 1 762 km²

11 urban townships, 25 rural townships (279 799): 罗阳镇 42711 司前畲族镇 11145 百丈镇 6743 筱村镇 13814 泗溪镇 14727 彭溪镇 8583 雅阳镇 16108 仕阳镇 18016 龟湖镇 7279 三魁镇 18724 西旸镇 6869 岭北乡 2776 仙稔乡 3933 南院乡 5410 碑排乡 1962 竹里畲族乡 1998 黄桥乡 1533 峰门乡 1489 包垟乡 4681 新浦乡 5871 联云乡 3026 翁山乡 4565 凤垟乡 6940 横坑乡 4428 九峰乡 4472 峰文乡 1885 月湖乡 3631 松垟乡 4670 柳峰乡 6905 雪溪乡 7496 万排乡 3091 东溪乡 9228 大安乡 6580 垟溪乡 5184 洲岭乡 5558 下洪乡 7768

Taishun is in Luoyang urban township (
罗阳 Luóyáng) has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of 18 000.

Wencheng County (
文成县 Wénchèng-xiàn) 1 294 km²

8 urban townships, 25 rural townships (264 878): 大峃镇 44519 百丈漈镇 7919 南田镇 17310 西坑畲族镇 8816 黄坦镇 14003 珊溪镇 26097 巨屿镇 12375 玉壶镇 19934 樟台乡 9589 金炉乡 2680 龙川乡 9242 里阳乡 3625 二源乡 9384 黄寮乡 1371 十源乡 5890 石珲乡 2760 下垟乡 1275 岭后乡 1407 富岙乡 4660 云湖乡 2659 仰山乡 2626 桂山乡 3246 凿口乡 3619 金垟乡 5141 双桂乡 5391 周山畲族乡 3036 公阳乡 4001 平和乡 4350 周壤乡 11849 上林乡 2168 东溪乡 6552 金星乡 3906 朱雅乡 3478

Daxue (
大峃 xué) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 18 000.

Yongjia County (
永嘉县 Yǒngjiā-xiàn) 2 674 km²

14 urban townships, 28 rural townships (727 390):
上塘镇 79941 瓯北镇 125298 桥头镇 68569 桥下镇 34334 黄田镇 41627 乌牛镇 37719 七都镇 9685 沙头镇 16513 岩头镇 29095 枫林镇 21337 岩坦镇 6878 大若岩镇 16026 碧莲镇 11953 巽宅镇 12949 罗东乡 19315 西溪乡 20534 徐岙乡 7056 峙口乡 7813 陡门乡 6270 渠口乡 10490 花坦乡 13422 下寮乡 3378 五尺乡 5902 表山乡 2993 东皋乡 7294 鹅盛乡 8838 西源乡 4159 岭头乡 8432 溪口乡 6357 鲤溪乡 8311 张溪乡 7510 黄南乡 5607 昆阳乡 8805 茗岙乡 8154 山坑多 4200 大岙乡 4240 石染乡 4273 溪下乡 5214 西岙乡 5118 界坑乡 6154 潘坑乡 6763 应坑乡 3864

Yongjia is in Shangtang urban township (
上塘 Shàngtáng) and has an area of 2.2 km² and an estimated population of 25 000.

Oubei (瓯北 Ōuběi) has an area of 9.1 km² and an estimated population of 90 000.

Qiaotou (桥头 Qiáotóu) has an area of 3.5 km² and an estimated population of 35 000.

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