A brief introduction to the geography of Kaifeng City, Henan Province?

Kaifeng, formerly known as Tokyo (also known as Bianliang and Bianjing), is located in the east of Henan Province, in the center of eastern Henan Plain on the map of China. Kaifeng is one of the seven ancient capitals in China. It is an excellent tourist city in China, a national double-support model city and an advanced city in building a civilized city in China. It is also one of the three central cities of Zhongyuan urban agglomeration in Henan Province, and a "three-point-one-line" golden tourist route along the Yellow River. Among them, the cultivated land area is 363.4 thousand hectares, the urban area is 359 square kilometers, and the urban population is 800 thousand. It has jurisdiction over five counties including Weishi County, Qixian County, Tongxu County, lankao county County and Kaifeng County, and five districts including Gulou District, Longting District, Yuwangtai District, Shunhe District and Jinming District.

Chinese name: Kaifeng

Mbth: Kaifeng City

Alias: Tokyo, Bianliang, Bianjing and Daliang

Administrative category: prefecture-level cities

Location: Central China

Areas under its jurisdiction: Kaifeng County, lankao county, Weishi County and Qixian County.

Government Resident: No.2 Jin 'an Road, Kaifeng City

Telephone area code: 0378

Postal code: 475000, etc.

Geographical location: 34 degrees 48 minutes north latitude and 1 14 degrees 20 minutes east longitude.

Area: 6444 square kilometers

Population: The resident population is 5 million.

Dialect: Kaifeng dialect

Climatic conditions: Four distinct seasons, abundant sunshine and mild climate.

Famous scenic spots: Long Ting, Suoguo Temple, Kaifeng House, Yujie, Baogong Temple, Riverside Garden on Qingming Festival, Yuefei Temple in Zhuxian Town.

Airport: Tokyo Airport

Railway stations: Kaifeng Station and Lankao Station.

License plate number: Yu b

Regional GDP: 77.705 billion yuan (2009)

Per capita GDP: 16523 yuan (2009)

City Tree: Willow

City flower: chrysanthemum

geographical environment

geographical position

Kaifeng is located at east longitude11351'51"-1515' 42" and north latitude 341/kloc-. 69 meters to 78 meters above sea level. Shangqiu City is in the east, Zhengzhou City, the provincial capital, is in the west, Xuchang City and Zhoukou City are in the south, and the Yellow River and Zhongyuan Oilfield are across the river in the north. The total area is 6444 square kilometers, including 362 square kilometers in the urban area. It is about 92km wide from north to south and126km long from east to west. It is 500 kilometers east of Lianyungang, the port city at the eastern end of the Eurasian Continental Bridge, and 72 kilometers west of Zhengzhou, the provincial capital. On the map of China, it is located in the center of East Henan Plain. Kaifeng is located in the vast eastern Henan plain, with no mountains and many rivers and lakes, belonging to the Yellow River and Huaihe River. There are 32 river basins, including Yellow River, Wohe River, Huiji River and so on, covering an area of 65.438 million square kilometers. Baogong Lake, Longting Lake and Tieta Lake are connected, and the lake area accounts for a quarter of the urban area, which is known as the northern water city. According to 1999 statistics, the urban greening coverage rate is 34.4%, and the national forest coverage rate is higher than the national average. The average noise is 57.2 decibels, the comprehensive index of air pollution is 88.7, and the standard rate of drinking water quality is over 95%, all of which are controlled within the national standards. Trees are mainly paulownia, willow and Sophora japonica. Yellow River Beach and Liuyuankou Wetland Nature Reserve are natural habitats for many birds. Kaifeng has a warm temperate continental monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 65438 04℃ and an average annual rainfall of 670 mm.

Optimal travel time

65438+ 10 September, the weather is mild and the precipitation is moderate, and you can also enjoy the blooming chrysanthemums.

natural resource

Kaifeng, the ancient capital in the north, has a total land area of 628,240.26 hectares, including 434,732 hectares of cultivated land14 hectares, accounting for 69.20% of the total land area; Garden area10,456.84 hectares, accounting for1.66%; The forestland area is 24,026.27 hectares, accounting for 3.90%; Residential areas and industrial and mining land are 83,750.85 hectares, accounting for13.33%; Traffic land 17822.06 hectares, accounting for 2.84%; The water area is 46,964.21hectare, accounting for 7.48%; Unused land10,487.90 hectares, accounting for 1.67%.

The underground resources in Kaifeng area have been proved to be oil and natural gas. It is estimated that the total output of oil is 560 million tons and the natural gas reserves are 48.5 billion cubic meters, which have been exploited in large quantities. Coal resources are deeply buried, and the predicted reliable reserves are 7.79 billion tons. In addition, there are abundant limestone, rock salt, gypsum and other mineral deposits underground.

Kaifeng's water resources mainly include surface water and shallow groundwater, with an average of 835 million cubic meters (excluding transit water) for many years. Among them, surface water is 35 1 10,000 cubic meters, accounting for 42% of the total resources, and groundwater is 484 million cubic meters (allowable exploitation), accounting for 58% of the total resources.