Zaoyang

Zaoyang (simplified Chinese: 枣阳; traditional Chinese: 棗陽; pinyin: Zǎoyáng) is a city in the north of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan province to the north. Administratively, it is a county-level city under the administration of Xiangyang. At the 2010 census its population was 1,004,741 inhabitants even though its built-up (metropolitan) area is much smaller.

Zaoyang
枣阳市
Tsaoyang
Zaoyang
Location in Hubei
Coordinates (Zaoyang government): 32°07′44″N 112°46′19″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture-level cityXiangyang
Area
  County-level city3,277 km2 (1,265 sq mi)
  Urban
437.80 km2 (169.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  County-level city1,004,741
  Estimate 
(2017)
1,180,000
  Density310/km2 (790/sq mi)
  Urban
326,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Websitezyzf.gov.cn
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