Hangzhou

Administration Type sub-provincial city
GDP
- Total
- Per Capita 
¥344.1 billion
¥ 51,871
Area 16,847 km²
Population
- Total
- Urban Centre
6,400,000
3,931,900 (2003)
Postal Code 310000
(Urban center)
License Plate Prefix 浙A
City Flower Sweet Osmanthus

Hangzhou (Chinese: 杭州; Pinyin: Hángzhōu; Postal map spelling: Hangchow) is a sub-provincial city located in the Yangtze River Delta in the Peoples Republic of China, and the capital of Zhejiang province. Located 180 km southwest of Shanghai, as of 2004 the entire Hangzhou Municipality (area administered by city government) had a registered population of 6.5 million people.

The urban agglomeration of the Hangzhou metropolitan area (杭州市区) has a resident population of 3,931,900 as of 2003, of which 2,636,700 are legal residents, of which there are 1,910,000 residents in the urban core six districts. As one of the most renowned and prosperous cities of China for much of the last 1,000 years, Hangzhou is also well-known for its beautiful natural scenery, with the West Lake (Xī Hú, 西湖) as the most noteworthy location.

Divisions
Hangzhou Municipality is divided into eight districts (six urban, two suburban), two county-level cities, and two counties. The central six urban districts occupy 682 km² (263.4 mi²) and have 1,910,000 people. The two suburban districts occupy 2,642 km² (1020 mi²) and have 1,950,000 people.

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