Henan Jiaozuo map location

Jiaozuo City is located in the northwest of Henan Province.

It is adjacent to Taihang in the north and the Yellow River in the south. It is like a mountain in the north and a beach in the south. It borders Hui County, Huojia County and Yuanyang County of Xinxiang City to the east, Jiyuan City and Jincheng City of Shanxi Province to the west, Xingyang City and Gongyi City of Zhengzhou City to the south, and Mengjin County of Luoyang City across the river. It borders Lingchuan County, Shanxi Province.

It is 102 kilometers long from east to west and 77 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of ??4071.1 square kilometers. The central city area is 424 square kilometers, and the urban built-up area is 107.51 square kilometers.

In 2020, Jiaozuo City has jurisdiction over 2 cities: Qinyang City and Mengzhou City, 4 counties: Boai County, Wuzhi County, Xiuwu County, and Wen County, Jiefang District, Shanyang District, Zhongzhan District, District 4 of Macun District and Jiaozuo City Urban-Rural Integration Demonstration Zone have 108 townships and streets (17 townships, 35 towns, and 56 streets), 1,826 village committees, and 168 communities.

Historical evolution

In Jiaozuo Administrative Region, human tribes existed as early as the matriarchal commune period more than 8,000 years ago. The Xia Dynasty was under the jurisdiction of Jizhou and was called Qinhuai Land. "Yu Gong" divides the world into nine states, which belongs to Jizhou. The Shang Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty belonged to the interior of Ji. According to the "Hanshu Geography", after the Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Shang Dynasty, it belonged to the three kingdoms of Yong, Xin and Wen; the Eastern Zhou Dynasty belonged to the Nanyang territory of Jin, and the Warring States Period belonged to the two kingdoms of Wei and Wei.

The Qin Dynasty belonged to Sanchuan County, and the Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms belonged to Hanoi County. The Jin Dynasty was divided into Hanoi County, Ji County, and Xingyang County in Sizhou; the Southern and Northern Dynasties were divided into Hanoi County and Xingyang County; the Later Wei Dynasty was divided into Hanoi County, Wude County, Sizhou Ji County, Xingyang County, and Donghengnong County in Huaizhou (Eastern Wei, formerly Wu , Yangwu County belongs to Guangwu County of Northern Yuzhou); Northern Qi Dynasty belongs to Ji County of Sizhou.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Jiaozuo City