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Which province and city does Meng County belong to?

Jiaozuo City, Henan Province.

Mengzhou City is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Henan Province and is managed by Jiaozuo City. It is located in the northwest of Henan Province, bordering Taihang to the north and the Yellow River to the south. It governs 4 streets, 6 towns and 1 township. According to the seventh census data, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Mengzhou was 334,213.

Mengzhou is the hometown of Han Yu, the leader of the "Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties". In 1996, it was removed from the county and established as a city. The main tourist attractions include: Han Garden, Hometown Mogou, Yellow River Wetland, Gucheng Lake, Baiqiang Reservoir, Jinshan Temple, Riverside Park, etc. Special products include: four major medicinal herbs (rehmannia glutinosa, yam, chrysanthemum, and achyranthes bidentata), apples, sheep shearlings and products, wheat straw paintings, Chengni inkstones, and Wen Gong inkstones. Special snacks include: Mengzhou sesame cakes, Mengzhou fried noodles, Mengzhou sugar cakes, Mengzhou braised noodles, mixed mung bean jelly, Xiwo braised pork, noodles with slurry, etc.