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Puyang Municipality, A prefecture-level city under Henan Province , In Chinese [濮阳市]

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Administrative Division Code : 410900;
Post Code : 457000;
Phone Area Code :0393
The Prefix of Motor Vehicle License Plate : 豫J
The Prefix of Citizen Identity Card Number: 410900
Area Coverage: 4266 square kilometers;
Population : 3,630,000 persons;
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The adminitrative division form of Puyang is Municipality, which is one of the four administrative divisional forms at the the second level of China local administrative division system .
Municipality is also referred to as a prefecture level city (地级市). Most of Chinese big cities belong to this variety.
A prefecture-level municipality is subject to the juridiction of a provincial government ,and directly controls some urban districts while overseeing some counties or smaller cities on behalf of the provincial government.
Thus it's normal to see a large City (a Municipality) have juridiction over some small cities in China.
Subdivisions Under the jurisdication of Puyang Municipality
S/NFull NameIn Chinese In PinyinDivison type
1Hualong District华龙区Hualong QuDistrict
2Puyang County濮阳县Puyang XianCounty
3Taiqian County台前县Taiqian XianCounty
4Fanxian County范县Fanxian County
5Nanle County南乐县Nanle XianCounty
6Qingfeng County清丰县Qingfeng XianCounty
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Overview



Situated in the northeast of the Henan Province, Puyang is at the juncture place of Henan, Shandong and Hebei Province. It neighbors Anyang City to the east, borders Shandong and Hebei Province to the east, south and north. Puyang is a new modern petrochemical city in China. It covers a total area of 4,266 square kilometers with a population of 3.267million.



Puyang is honored with many titles: a petrol-chemical city, a national sanitation city, a national garden city, an excellent tourism city, an international garden city. It has jurisdiction over five counties and one district, namely Puyang County, Qingfeng County, Nanle County, Fan Xian County, Taiqian County and the Urban District.



Puyang is in North China Plain, with agreeable climate, fertile soil and convenient irrigation system, all of which makes it become one of the foodstuff product bases in China and main producing place of food and cotton in Henan Province.



Puyang is rich in tourism resource. The temple to commemorate Cangjie, the inventor of Chinese characters, is in Puyang. The tomb of Zilu, a famous disciple of Confucius is also in Puyang. Other historic relics include: Huimeng Terrace (Alliance Terrace ) of the Spring and Autumn period, Huiluan Stele which recorded the alliance of Song and Liao in Song Dynasty, Zhongxin Pavilion which symbolized the historical position of Puyang, and General Ferry where the army of Marshal Li Baicheng and Deng Xiaoping crossed the Yellow River. The “first dragon” in Puyang illustrates the brilliance of Chinese culture and history. Central-China oil-field shows the industrial development of Puyang.

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