Geography and Climate |
- Area : 16.7 million square kilometers
- Location : Central and eastern regions in China, the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River.
- Geography : High in West and low in East
- Climate : Four distinct seasons.
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Population |
- 96,400,000 (2019, settled population)
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District and Organization |
- Administrative Divisions: 12 prefecture-level cities, 1 sub-prefecture-level city, 21 county-level cities, 85 counties, 53 districts (2019)
- Location of the provincial government: Zhengzhou
- Organization: Governor (1), Vice-governor (7)
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Major Events |
- China (Zhengzhou) World Tourism City Mayor Forum, China Henan International Investment and Trade Fair, Chinese Overseas Chinese Central Plains Economic Cooperation Forum
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Cultural Heritage |
- Shaolin Temple, Luoyang, Longmen Grottoes, Yuntaishan, Xuehua, Taihao Tomb, Qingtian Lake
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Sisterhood & Friendship Provinces / Cities |
- Japan: Mie Prefecture(Nov 1986)
- Korea: Gyeongsangbuk-do Province(Oct 1995), Incheon Metropolitan City(2012)
- Russia: Samara, Russia(March 1997),
- Others: Kansas State, US (May 1981); Wallonia, Belgium(April 1988); Puglia Region, Italy(June 1988); Thorne Loirem, France(Oct 1990); Buleira County, Romania(Sept 1993); Manitoba, Canada(Nov 1994); Algiers, Algeria(April 1998); Tongta, Viet Nam(July 1998.7); Tyrol, Austria (Nov 1999); Oromo State, Ethiopia(Sept 2000); Chonburi, Thailand (June 2001); Santa Catalina, Brazil(April 2002); Eastern Province, Finland(Aug 2005); Bolivar, Venezuela(Aug 2006); Newcastle, UK (Sept 2008); Lublin, Poland(Sept 2008); Havana, Cuba(July 2009); Magnauxia, Greece(Oct 2009); Limpopo, South Africa(June 2011); Maluku, Indonesia(Sept 2012); Gaz-Najikon-Solnok, Hungary(March 3); Guayas, Ecuador(March 2012); Kansas, US(April 2012)
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