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Puyang (Simplified Chinese: 濮阳; Pinyin: Púyáng) is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Henan province, China. Located on the northern shore of the Yellow River, it borders Anyang in the west, Xinxiang in the southwest, and the provinces of Shandong and Hebei in the east and north respectively. Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: ç®€ä½“å—; Traditional Chinese: ç°¡é«”å—; pinyin: jiÇŽntÇzÃ¬; also called ç®€åŒ–å—/ç°¡åŒ–å—, jiÇŽnhuÃ zÃ¬) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Pinyin (æ‹¼éŸ³, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HÃ nyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (æ±‰è¯æ‹¼éŸ³, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin. ... A prefecture-level city (地级市 Pinyin: d , literally region-level city) or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Henan (Chinese: æ²³å—; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ho-nan), is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. ... For other Yellow Rivers, see Yellow River (disambiguation). ... Anyang (Simplified Chinese: å®‰é˜³; Traditional Chinese: å®‰é™½; pinyin: ) is a city situated in Henan Province, China. ... The city Xinxiang (Simplified Chinese: 新乡; Traditional Chinese: 新鄉; pinyin: Xīnxiāng) is situated in the Henan Province in eastern China. ... Shandong (Simplified Chinese: å±±ä¸œ; Traditional Chinese: å±±æ±; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shan-tung) is a coastal province of eastern Peoples Republic of China. ... Hebei (Chinese: æ²³åŒ—; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ho-pei; Postal System Pinyin: Hopeh) is a northern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Puyang, with a total area of of 4,188 square kilometers, administers 1 district, 5 counties and 89 towns, townships and subdistricts. A prefecture-level city (地级市 Pinyin: d , literally region-level city) or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China. ... District, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. ... In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 (xiÃ n). ... When referring to Political Divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 镇 (zhèn). ... When referring to Political Divisions of China, township is the standard English translation of the Chinese 乡 (xiāng). ... The Subdistrict is one of the smallest Political_divisions_of_China. ...

Hualong District (华龙区)
Puyang County (濮阳县)
Qingfeng County (清丰县)
Nanle County (南乐县)
Fan County (范县)
Taiqian County (台前县)

Demographics

Population: 3,585,600 (2004)
According to a 2000 census, there are 42 ethinicities living in Puyang. Out of the total population, 99.7% are Han Chinese. The remaining 0.3% include Huis, Mongols, Manchus and others.

Han Chinese (Simplified Chinese: æ±‰æ—; Traditional Chinese: æ¼¢æ—; pinyin: ) is a term which refers to the majority ethnic group within China and the largest single human ethnic group in the world. ... The Hui people (Chinese: å›žæ—; pinyin: ) are a Chinese ethnic group. ... Honorary guard of Mongolia. ... The Manchu (Manchu: Manju; Chinese: æ»¿æ— pinyin: MÇŽnzÃº; often shortened to æ»¿, MÇŽn) are an ethnic group who originated in Manchuria. ...

External links

Government website of Puyang (in Simplified Chinese)

Prefecture-level divisions of Henan

Prefecture-level cities:

Puyang | Sanmenxia | Shangqiu | Xinxiang | Xinyang | Xuchang | Zhengzhou | Zhoukou | Zhumadian Due to Chinas large population and area, the political divisions of China have always consisted of several levels since ancient times. ... Henan (Chinese: æ²³å—; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ho-nan), is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. ... A prefecture-level city (地级市 Pinyin: dìjí shì, literally region-level city) or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Anyang (Simplified Chinese: å®‰é˜³; Traditional Chinese: å®‰é™½; pinyin: ) is a city situated in Henan Province, China. ... Hebi is a city with more than 200,000 inhabitants in the North of Henan province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Jiaozuo (ç„¦ä½œ) is a prefecture-level city with about half a million inhabitants in Henan province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Kaifeng (Simplified Chinese: å¼€å°; Traditional Chinese: é–‹å°; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kai-feng), formerly Daliang (å¤§æ¢), is a city in the Henan province of the Peoples Republic of China, located along the Huang He, 70 km from Zhengzhou, the provincial capital. ... Luohe is a city with more than 100 000 inhabitants in the province of Henan of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Luoyang(æ´›é˜³) (Simplified Chinese: æ´›é˜³; Traditional Chinese: æ´›é™½; pinyin: ) is a city in Henan province, China. ... Nanyang (Simplified Chinese: å—é˜³; Traditional Chinese: å—é™½; pinyin: ) is a city in the south of Henan province, China. ... City in the Henan Province. ... Sanmenxia is a prefecture-level city within Henan province of the Chinese, with 260,000 inhabitants (as of 1999). ... Shangqiu (Chinese: å•†ä¸˜; pinyin: ShÄngqiÅ«) is a prefecture-level city within Henan province of the Peoples Republic of China . ... The city Xinxiang (Simplified Chinese: 新乡; Traditional Chinese: 新鄉; pinyin: Xīnxiāng) is situated in the Henan Province in eastern China. ... Xuchang (Simplified Chinese: 许昌; Traditional Chinese: 許昌; pinyin: Xǔchāng), with a population of over 4 million people, is a city in Henan Province, China. ... Zhengzhou (Simplified Chinese: éƒ‘å·ž; Traditional Chinese: é„å·ž; pinyin: ) formerly called Zhengxian, is located 24 km south of the Huang He (Yellow River). ... Zhumadian (Simplified Chinese: é©»é©¬åº—; Traditional Chinese: é§é¦¬åº—; pinyin: ) is a city in southern Henan province, China. ...

Sub-prefecture-level cities:

Jiyuan

List of Henan County-level divisions

Categories: Mainland China geography stubs | Prefecture-level divisions of Henan | Cities in Henan A sub-prefecture-level city (副地級市), or vice-prefecture-level city, is an administrative division of China. ... Jiyuan is a city in Henan province, China. ...

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