Prefecture-level city in Henan, People's Republic of China
About Zhumadian
Zhumadian is a prefecture-level city in southern Henan province, China. It borders Xinyang to the south, Nanyang to the west, Pingdingshan to the northwest, Luohe to the north, Zhoukou to the northeast, and the province of Anhui to the east.
Geography
Zhumadian is situated at 32° 18'−33° 35' N latitude, and 113° 10'−115° 12' E longitude, with a maximum east–west width of 191.5 kilometres (119.0 mi), and at most 137.5 kilometres (85.4 mi) long from south to north. The area of the prefecture is 15,083 square kilometres (5,824 sq mi), occupying 8.9% of the total provincial area. Neighbouring prefectures are: Fuyang, Anhui (E) Xinyang (S) Nanyang (W) Pingdingshan (NW) Luohe (N) Zhoukou (NE) The terrain is dominated by mountains, hills, hillocks, and plains. Zhumadian has a four-season, monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with cold, somewhat damp, winters, and hot, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 1.5 °C (34.7 °F) in January to 27.3 °C (81.1 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 15.15 °C (59.3 °F). …
Agriculture
Mainly wheat, maize, peanut, sesame, green beans and tobacco are grown.
Transportation
One of the Chinese main highways, China National Highway 107, runs through Zhumadian. Zhumadian also has its own transportation system. The old Golden Decade-built Zhumadian Aerodrome primarily served military operations from 1931 until late-2018, when it was converted for commercial passenger airliner use as well.
Demographics
According to the Seventh National Census in 2020, the city's Permanent Population (hukou) was 7,008,427. The population was 49.57% male and 50.43% female. In terms of age structure, 25.1% were aged from 0 to 14, 55.1% were aged from 15 to 59, 19.8% were over 60, and 15.72% were over 65.
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