How many prefecture-level cities are there in Zhejiang Province and their brief introduction?

There are 1 1 prefecture-level cities in Zhejiang province (as of February 28th, 20 18). ? They are: Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Shaoxing, Huzhou, Jiaxing, Jinhua, Quzhou, Taizhou, Lishui and Zhoushan.

Jinhua 1

Since the county was founded in the twenty-fifth year of the King of Qin (222 years ago), it was named Jinhua, which is called Jin for short. Because it is located in the land where Venus and martial women compete for China, it was called Wuzhou in ancient times.

Geographically, it is located in the middle of Zhejiang Province with the coordinates of11912046' 30 "and the latitude of 28 32'-29 41'. It has jurisdiction over Wucheng District and Jindong District, Lanxi City and Lanxi City.

2. Shaoxing City

Located in the north-central part of Zhejiang Province and the south bank of Hangzhou Bay, it is a cultural eco-tourism city with the characteristics of Jiangnan water town, an important city in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, a core city around Hangzhou Bay and a sub-central city in Hangzhou metropolitan area. It is adjacent to Ningbo in the east, Taizhou and Jinhua in the south, Hangzhou in the west and Jiaxing across the Qiantang River in the north.

It belongs to subtropical monsoon climate, warm and humid, with four distinct seasons. The whole city covers an area of 8,274.79 square kilometers (including the waters of Qiantang River, and the dividing line between Qiantang River and the sea is Haiyan Ganpu-Yuyao West Sanmen), with an east-west span of 130.68 kilometers and a north-south span of19.83 kilometers, with a total area of 2,942 square kilometers.

3. Huzhou City

It is a member city of "Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration", the core city of Greater Bay Area around Hangzhou Bay and the central city of G60 Science and Technology Corridor. It is located in the north of Zhejiang Province, bordering Jiaxing in the east, Hangzhou in the south, Tianmu Mountain in the west, Taihu Lake in the north and Wuxi and Suzhou across the lake. This is a city named after Taihu Lake. Located on the south bank of Taihu Lake, where Tiaoxi meets. There are 2 districts and 3 counties, covering an area of 5820.438+03 square kilometers.

4. Jiaxing

Nicknamed "he cheng", a prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province, is located in the northeast of Zhejiang Province and the hinterland of Hangjiahu Plain in the Yangtze River Delta, an important city in Shanghai metropolitan area, a core city around Hangzhou Bay Greater Bay Area, a sub-central city in Hangzhou metropolitan area, and a central city in Shanghai-Jiaxing-Hangzhou G60 Science and Technology Corridor.

Jiaxing is located at the intersection of rivers, lakes and seas, bordering the throat of Hunan Corridor, and less than100km away from Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Ningbo and other cities. Jiaxing, as the hub of Shanghai-Hangzhou and Suzhou-Hangzhou traffic trunk lines, enjoys convenient transportation. The land area is 4275.05 square kilometers (including the water area of Qiantang River, and the dividing line between Qiantang River and the sea is Haiyan Ganpu-Yuyao West Sanmen).

5. Wenzhou

Referred to as "Ou", it is one of the regional central cities in Zhejiang Province. Wenzhou is located in the southeast of Zhejiang Province, on the south bank of the lower reaches of Oujiang River. The land area of the city is 1 16 12.94 square kilometers, and the sea area is about 1 1000 square kilometers. The city has jurisdiction over 4 municipal districts, 5 counties and 2 county-level cities.

Wenzhou is a national historical and cultural city, known as the "southeast landscape is the best in the world" reputation. Wenzhou used to be Ou Di, also known as Dongou. Founded in 323 AD, it was named Yongjia County. According to legend, when the county was built, there were white deer holding flowers around the city, hence the name Lucheng. Wenzhou was first called Wenzhou in the Tang Dynasty (AD 675) and has a history of more than 2,000 years.

Wenzhou is the pioneer area of China's private economy development and the frontier of reform and opening up. In the early days of reform and opening up, it was famous all over the country for "Wuchuan in the south and Wenzhou in the north". Wenzhou is the cradle of mathematicians in China, the hometown of South Opera in China and the hometown of seafood and eggs in China. Wenzhou people are called Oriental Jews by China people.

6. Quzhou

It is located in the west of Zhejiang Province, in the upper reaches of Qiantang River, and at the western end of Jinhua Qu (Zhou) Basin. Its geographical coordinates are11801'-1/920' and 2814 north latitude. The total area is 8844.79 square kilometers.

Quzhou is connected to Nanping in Fujian in the south, Shangrao and Jingdezhen in Jiangxi in the west, Huangshan in Anhui in the north and Jinhua, Lishui and Hangzhou in the province in the east. It has jurisdiction over Kecheng District, qujiang district, Jiangshan City, Longyou County, Changshan County and Kaihua County.

7. Taizhou

It is located in the central coastal area of Zhejiang Province, bordering the East China Sea in the east, Shaoxing and Ningbo in the north, Wenzhou in the south and Jinhua and Lishui in the west. Taizhou has jurisdiction over three municipal districts, three county-level cities and three counties, with mountains and seas, and the terrain inclines from west to east, with continuous mountains in the northwest.

Summer is controlled by tropical ocean air mass, which is hot and rainy and has tropical climate characteristics. Winter is controlled by the polar continental air mass, with cool weather and subtropical climate characteristics, with a land area of 94 1 1 square kilometer; Shenyang-haikou expressway is the main highway network of domestic highway traffic.

8. Hangzhou

Referred to as "Hangzhou" for short, it is the capital of Zhejiang Province, the central city of Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, the core city of Greater Bay Area around Hangzhou Bay, the core city of Hangzhou metropolitan area, the central city of Shanghai-Jiaxing-Hangzhou G60 Science and Technology Corridor, and an important international e-commerce center. Located in the southeast coast of China, the north of Zhejiang Province, the lower reaches of Qiantang River and the southern end of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, it is the political, economic, cultural, educational, transportation and financial center of Zhejiang Province.

As of 20 17, there are 10 districts, 2 counties and 1 county-level cities under the jurisdiction of Hangzhou, with a total area of 16853.57 square kilometers (including the waters of Qiantang River, and the boundary between Qiantang River and the sea is Haiyan Ganpu-Yuyao West Sanmen)? .

9. Lishui

Known as Chuzhou in ancient times, it is the prefecture-level city with the largest land area under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province. Located in the southwest of Zhejiang Province, the coordinates are11841'~12026', 27 25' ~ 28 57'. The terrain is dominated by Zhongshan and hills.

1 municipal district: Liandu, 7 counties: qingtian county, Jinyun, Suichang, Songyang, Yunhe, qingyuan county, Jingning, 1 county-level city: Longquan, with a total area of 17298 square kilometers.

Ningbo 10

Yong for short, a sub-provincial city, a city with separate plans, the fourth largest port city in the world, a larger city with the right to make local laws and regulations, a central city with the top comprehensive development level 15, one of the five central cities in the Yangtze River Delta metropolitan area, the economic center in the south wing of the Yangtze River Delta, and a national historical and cultural city, and it has won the titles of national civilized city, hometown of famous academicians in China and East Asian cultural capital for five consecutive times.

Zhoushan 1 1

It is located in the northeast of Zhejiang Province, bordering the East China Sea in the east, Hangzhou Bay in the west and Shanghai in the north. The terrain inclines from southwest to northeast, with large islands in the south, high altitude and dense arrangement. The North Island is small, low-lying and sparsely distributed. Surrounded by the sea, it has a subtropical monsoon climate, which is warm in winter and cool in summer, mild and humid and sunny.

Zhoushan city governs 2 districts and 2 counties, with east-west182km and north-south169km, with a total area of 22,200km2, including 20,800km2 of sea area.

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