Fuzhou, Jiangxi

Fuzhou
抚州市
Fuchow
Municipal Administrative Center in 2023
Location of Fuzhou within Jiangxi
Fuzhou
Location in China
Coordinates (Fuzhou municipal government): 27°56′56″N 116°21′29″E / 27.949°N 116.358°E / 27.949; 116.358
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Municipal seatLinchuan District
Government
 • MayorHu Jianfei (胡剑飞)
Acting
 • SecretaryFan Xiaolin (范小林)
Area
 • Land18,786 km2 (7,253 sq mi)
 • Urban
3,392 km2 (1,310 sq mi)
 • Metro
3,392 km2 (1,310 sq mi)
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
3,614,866
 • Density192.42/km2 (498.37/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,486,267
 • Urban density438.2/km2 (1,135/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,486,267
 • Metro density438.2/km2 (1,135/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalCN¥ 110.5 billion
US$ 17.7 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 27,735
US$ 4,453
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
344000
Area code0794
ISO 3166 codeCN-JX-10
Licence plate prefixes赣F
Websiteenglish.jxfz.gov.cn

Fuzhou is a prefecture-level city in the northeastern part of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China.

Fuzhou is located to the south of the provincial capital Nanchang, bordered in the east by Fujian Province. Its total area is 18,800 km2 (7,300 sq mi). The population is 3,900,000.At the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, the permanent population will be 3.5348 million. The area is located northwest of the Wuyi Mountains, and is drained by the Fu River (Fuhe), which flows northwest to the Poyang Lake (in the neighboring Nanchang Prefecture).