Hangzhou
Hangzhou
杭州市 Hangchow, Kincsay | |
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Location of Hangzhou City jurisdiction in Zhejiang | |
Interactive map of Hangzhou | |
Hangzhou Location of the city center in Zhejiang Hangzhou Location of the city center in China | |
| Coordinates (Zhejiang Municipal People's Government): 30°16′01″N 120°09′11″E / 30.267°N 120.153°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Municipal seat | Shangcheng District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sub-provincial city |
| • Body | Hangzhou Municipal People's Congress |
| • Party Secretary | Liu Fei |
| • Congress Chairman | Li Huolin |
| • Mayor | Yao Gaoyuan |
| • CPPCC Chairman | Ma Weiguang |
| Area | |
• City | 16,821.1 km2 (6,494.7 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8,259.9 km2 (3,189.2 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 8,107.9 km2 (3,130.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• City | 11,936,010 |
| • Density | 709.586/km2 (1,837.82/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 10,711,238 |
| • Urban density | 1,296.8/km2 (3,358.6/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 13,035,329 |
| • Metro density | 1,607.7/km2 (4,164.0/sq mi) |
| • National rank | 5th |
| Demonym(s) | Hangzhounese (杭州人, Hángzhōurén) |
| GDP(2025) | |
| • City | CN¥ 2.3 trillion US$ 330.45 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 192,694 US$ 27,685 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 310000 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-ZJ-01 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 浙A, 浙M |
| Regional variety | Wu: Hangzhou dialect |
| Website | Hangzhou.gov.cn |
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"Hangzhou" in Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 杭州 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Hangchow | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Hang Prefecture" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 钱塘 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 錢塘 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wu | 2jien-dan2 (Hangzhounese) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hangzhou is the capital city and most populous city of Zhejiang province, China, situated at the intersection of the southern terminus of the Grand Canal and the head of Hangzhou Bay. Renowned as one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, Hangzhou is celebrated for its cultural heritage and its West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Established as a county seat in 221 BC, Hangzhou later served as the capital of the Wuyue Kingdom (923–997) and the Southern Song dynasty (1138–1276). The city has three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, which are the West Lake Cultural Landscape, the Grand Canal, and the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City.
Hangzhou is designated as a sub-provincial city. Hangzhou ranked ninth in GDP among mainland Chinese cities and 14th according to the Global Innovation Index. The city hosts the headquarters of Alibaba Group, Ant Group, DeepSeek, Geely, and NetEase. According to the Nature Index, it ranks 10th globally in scientific research output.