Zaoyang City is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province, managed by Xiangyang City, located in the northwest of Hubei Province, east of the confluence of Tangbai River and Hanshui River. It is a sub-central city of Xiangyang, an engine city for the coordinated development of "Shixiang Shen Sui" urban agglomeration, a demonstration city for industrial innovation and development in the Hanjiang River Basin, a demonstration city for high-quality development in the old revolutionary base area of Dabie Mountain, and a top 100 county-level city with comprehensive economic strength in China.
The terrain is dominated by hills and hills, and the terrain inclines from northeast to southwest; It has a subtropical continental monsoon climate with four distinct seasons and moderate rainfall. The total area is 3277 square kilometers. At the beginning of 2022, the resident population was 888,794. By the end of 10 in 2022, Zaoyang had three streets and 12 towns. The municipal government is located in the north street.
Zaoyang City is the hometown of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty. There are Neolithic carved dragon tablet ancient human sites, Jiuliandun Warring States Chu Tomb, Baishui Temple and other cultural relics. Geographically, Qin is located in Caiyang County. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, Xiangxiang was changed to Guangchang County. In the early Sui Dynasty, the county was abandoned and the prince was avoided. Guangchang County was changed to Zaoyang County, named after Zaoyang Village in China. 1988 Withdraw the county to set up the city and establish the county-level Zaoyang city.
Geographical environment of Zaoyang City:
Zaoyang City is located in the northwest of Hubei Province, east of the confluence of Tangbai River and Hanshui River, and belongs to Hanshui River Basin. Suizhou in the east, Xiangzhou District in the west, Yicheng in the south, tanghe county in Henan Province in the north, Tongbai County in the northeast and Xinye County in the northwest. The whole territory is 53 kilometers wide from east to west and 78 kilometers long from north to south, with a total area of 3,277 square kilometers.
Zaoyang City is located at the eastern edge of the second staircase in China, with Tongbai Mountain in the northeast and Dahongshan in the south. The surface is saddle-shaped, inclining from northeast to southwest, and the highest point is Yuhuangding at the junction of Hubei and Henan in the northeast, with an altitude of 778.5 meters; The lowest point is Wazigang at the junction of southwest and Xiangzhou, 70 meters above sea level; The surface constitutes the unique feature of water flowing from east to west in China.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Zaoyang City