Administration and Demography
Zhengzhou is divided into 6 urban districts, 5 county-level cities and 1 county. These subdivisions are likely to undergo a significant change in the near future due to rapid urban expansion and urban planning.
The municipality is home to 8,626,505 inhabitants (2010 census) and 3,980,250 in its built up area (6 urban districts + Xingyang City), making the city one of the main built-up areas of the province.
| Map | # | Name | Areakm² | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11. Gongyi 7. Xingyang 10. Xinmi 9. Dengfeng 8. Xinzheng 12. Zhongmu 01 02 03 04 06 05 ▲ ▲ ▲ | ||||
| — Urban districts — | ||||
| 01■ | Jinshui District | 242 | 1,588,611 | |
| 02■ | Erqi District | 159 | 712,597 | |
| 03■ | Huiji District | 206 | 269,561 | |
| 04■ | Guancheng District | 204 | 645,888 | |
| 05■ | Zhongyuan District | 195 | 905,430 | |
| 06■ | Shangjie District | 64.7 | 131,540 | |
| —County and County-level cities — | ||||
| 07■ | Xingyang | 908 | 613,761 | |
| 08■ | Xinzheng | 873 | 758,079 | |
| 09■ | Dengfeng | 1220 | 668,592 | |
| 10■ | Xinmi | 1001 | 797,200 | |
| 11■ | Gongyi | 1041 | 807,857 | |
| 12■ | Zhongmu County | 1393 | 727,389 | |
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