Regional/ Zhejiang

Jinhua

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-05-28 15:20

Population: As of the end of 2019, the permanent resident population was 5.62 million, with an urbanization rate of 68.7 percent.

Area: 10,942 square kilometers

Economy:

The city of Jinhua, in East China's Zhejiang province, has achieved remarkable all-round growth over the past few decades.

Statistics show that the regional GDP of the city grew from 985 million yuan ($139.89 million) in 1978 to 410 billion yuan in 2018, a 415-fold increase. Per-capita income of urban and rural residents grew from 555 yuan and 324 yuan respectively in 1983, to 55,000 yuan and 26,000 yuan respectively in 2018.

The city houses the world's largest wholesale market for small commodities and the world's third-largest hardware distribution center – in Yiwu and Yongkang, respectively, two county-level cities under its jurisdiction. The number of market entities in Jinhua now surpasses one million, the third highest figure among all cities in Zhejiang.

Administrative divisions:

The city of Jinhua has jurisdiction over two urban districts (Wucheng, Jindong), four county-level cities (Lanxi, Dongyang, Yiwu and YongKang) and three counties (Pujiang, Wuyi and Pan'an).