Hangzhou Facts
Hangzhou is the capital of the Zhejiang Province in China.
Abbreviation: Hang (杭 in Chinese)
Coordinates: 30°16' N 120°12'E
Country: China
Mayor: Cai Qi
Population: 7.86 million people with 6.72million permanent residents at the end of 2007.
Currency: Yuan (Renminbi)
Language: Hangzhou Dialect
Time Zone: China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Area: 16,847 square kilometers
Administrative Divisions: 8 districts, 3 metropolitan counties and 2 ordinary counties
Altitude: 100m
City Flower: Osmanthus fragrans
City Tree: Camphor
Main Rivers: West Lake, Qiantang River, Tiesha River
GDP: Total - CNY 400 billion; Per capita - CNY 61,313
Sister Cities：
Asia: Sayama, Baguio, Fukui, Yeosu, Beit Shemesh, Kazan,
Europe: Leeds, Nice, Budapest, Oviedo
America: Boston, Paramaribo, Curitiba, Indianapolis
Africa: Agadir, Cape Town
Hangzhou Location - Where is Hangzhou
Hangzhou is located in northern part of Zhejiang Province, at the southern Yangtze River Delta and west of Hangzhou Bay, on the lower reaches of Qiantang River. The coordinates of Hangzhou is 30°16' N 120°12'E. Hangzhou borders the hilly-country Anhui Province to the west and the lat-land on the east. See map of Beijing to view the exact location of Hangzhou. 
Hangzhou Districts
Hangzhou administrates 8 districts, 3 metropolitan counties, and 2 ordinary counties.
8 Districts: Gongshu District, Shangcheng District, Xiacheng District, Jianggan District, Xihu District, Binjiang District, Yuhang District, Xiaoshan Distrit
3 Metropolitan Counties: Lin’an City, Fuyang City, Jiade City
2 Ordinary Counties: Tonglu County, Chun’an County
Hangzhou Codes
Hangzhou Postal Code: Hangzhou zip codes range from 310000 to 311700. However, not all within the range are in use.
Hangzhou Area Code: Internal dialing code is 0571 while international telephone calling code is +0086-571.
Hangzhou in Chinese
Learning how to read and say Hangzhou in Chinese might be of help when you are traveling around the city.
Hangzhou in Chinese Pinyin: háng zhōu
How does Hangzhou look in Chinese?
How to say Hangzhou in Chinese? Click to play this audio file to learn how to correctly pronounce Hangzhou in Chinese. Or you can download it to your hand device to help when you are traveling to Hangzhou.
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