Yiwu is located in the middle of Zhejiang, with an area of 1 105 square kilometers, and governs 6 towns and 7 streets. The local registered population is 740,000, the foreign population is 6.5438+0.43 million, the resident foreign businessmen are 6.5438+0.3 million, and the minority population is more than 60,000. In Yiwu, 48 ethnic groups are starting businesses to make a living.
Yiwu has a long history. In 222 BC, the county was established, and in 1988, the county was withdrawn to set up a city. Luo, a famous doctor in Song Dynasty, Da Shi, a famous Zen master in Southern Liang Dynasty, Chen Wangdao, a modern educator, Wu Han, a literary theorist and historian, were born in history.
Since the reform and opening up, Yiwu has adhered to and deepened the development strategy of "prospering business and building the city", made great efforts to cultivate, develop and upgrade the market, vigorously promoted industrialization, internationalization and urban-rural integration, and embarked on a regional development path with its own characteristics.
geographical environment
1, location and area
Yiwu is located in the middle of Zhejiang Province, east longitude119 49 ′-12017 ′, north latitude 29 02 ′13 ″-29 33 ′ 40 ″. Dongyang has Yongkang and Wuyi in the south, Jinhua and Lanxi in the west, Zhuji and Pujiang in the north.
It is 0/8km away from Dongyang County, 78km away from Yongkang County, 7 1 km away from Wuyi County, 55km away from Jinhua City, 35km away from Pujiang County, 55km away from Zhuji County, and the provincial capital Hangzhou158km away. Total area 1 105.46 square kilometers.
2. Topography
Yiwu is surrounded by mountains in the east, south and north. There are low mountains, hills, hills and plains in the territory. There are various soil types and abundant light and heat resources. This is a typical hilly county with diverse landform structures. The mountainous areas in Northeast China include the whole Dong Tang Township and the middle and low mountainous areas in the villages and towns such as Hawthorn Forest, Qiaoxi and Huaxi.
The middle and low hills account for 62.7% and 33.3% of the total area of this area respectively. The main peak is about 900 meters above sea level, with steep slopes above 25 degrees and slopes of 15~25 degrees accounting for 89.78% of the total area in this area.
Above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yiwu City