Zhengzhou

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Zhengzhou

Total population

12,600,574

Air quality index

154Unhealthy

Elevation111 m

WeatherAvg high 70.4°F

Coordinates34.75°, 113.62°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Zhengzhou, previously romanized as Chengchow, is the capital and the largest city of Henan Province, China. With a population of 12.6 million people in 2021, it is China's 11th largest city by population. Zhengzhou is situated in north-central Henan Province at the eastern foothills of the Xiong'er Mountains and on the southern bank of the Yellow River; where its valley widens into the North China Plain. Zhengzhou is a major city within the Zhongyuan region, an area that has been continuously inhabited for over 4,000 years, and is considered a cradle of Chinese civilization. It is one of China's nine national central cities, serving as a major political, economic and transport hub. The Zhengzhou metropolitan area, including Zhengzhou and Kaifeng, is the core area of the Central Plains Economic Zone.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Sun Tiantian

Chinese tennis player

Liu Yang

Chinese astronaut

Gao Lin

Chinese footballer

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Li Xueying

Olympic weightlifter

Deng Yaping

Chinese table tennis player

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Du Wei

Chinese footballer

Wei Wei

Chinese writer (1920-2008)

Zhang Liang

Chinese chancellor

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Li Yunqi

Chinese swimmer

Wu Jie

Chinese military pilot and astronaut

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Sun Guoqiang

Chinese baseball player

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Xu Xiaofei

Chinese association football player

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Li Na

Chinese singer

Bing Yin

Chinese and French actor

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Zheng Qian

Tang dynasty person CBDB=93855

Lie Yukou

4th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and author

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Henan

• Houzhai
  5.8 mi away
• Xingyang
  14.3 mi away · pop. 202,700
• Liuzhai
  17.8 mi away
• Shangjie
  19.1 mi away
• Guanchang
  20.3 mi away
• Zhulou
  20.4 mi away
• Xinmi
  20.4 mi away · pop. 211,500
• Bagang
  20.4 mi away
• Zhongmu
  20.7 mi away · pop. 156,900
• Kangcun
  26.1 mi away
• Pingmo
  27 mi away
• Wuzhi
  27.2 mi away · pop. 268,600

Browse all places in Henan →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Zhengzhou

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Yellow-spotted Stink Bug

Erthesina fullo

Seen 2026-06-23

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

Seen 2026-06-23

Azure-winged Magpie

Cyanopica cyanus

Seen 2026-06-23

Appendiculate Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa appendiculata

Seen 2026-06-20

Korean Bullhead

Tachysurus sinensis

Seen 2026-06-13

Amur Goby

Rhinogobius similis

Seen 2026-06-13

Daurian Redstart

Phoenicurus auroreus

Seen 2026-06-11

Mallard × Ruddy Shelduck

Anas platyrhynchos × Tadorna ferruginea

Seen 2026-06-11

Turkestan Cockroach

Periplaneta lateralis

Seen 2026-06-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Zhengzhou, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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