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Pengzhou
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Pengzhou (彭州 Péngzhōu) is a county-level city in the northwest of Sichuan Province, administered by Chengdu City. There are many beautiful mountain and forest landscapes, such as the Longmen Mountain Scenic Area.
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Introduction
"Peng Zhou" redirects here. For Chinese people surnamed Zhou, see Zhou Peng (disambiguation). For other uses, see Pengzhou (disambiguation). County-level city in Sichuan, ChinaPengzhou 彭州市County-level cityNickname: The Peony City (丹城)Location of Pengzhou in SichuanPengzhouLocation in SichuanCoordinates: 30°59′28″N 103°56′35″E / 30.991°N 103.943°E / 30.991; 103.943CountryChinaProvinceSichuanSub-provincial cityChengduMunicipal seatNo. 81, Jinpeng East Road, Tianpeng (天彭街道金彭东路81号)Government • CPC Party SecretaryWang Fengjun (王锋君) • MayorJiang Ming (蒋明)Area • Total1,420 km2 (550 sq mi)Highest elevation4,812 m (15,787 ft)Population (2021) • Total795,900 • Density537/km2 (1,390/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)Postal code611930Area code028GDP (nominal) Total (2009)¥ 12.54 billion (US$1.838 billion)GDP (nominal) Per Capita (2009)¥ 16,087 (US$2,357)Websitewww.pengzhou.gov.cn Pengzhou (Chinese: 彭州; pinyin: Péngzhōu), formerly Peng County or Pengxian, is a county-level city of Sichuan Province, Southwest China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chengdu. There is an expressway that connects Pengzhou to Chengdu. It is bordered by the prefecture-level divisions of Deyang to the northeast and the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture to the north. It has an area of 1,420 km2 (550 sq mi) and At the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, the resident population will be 780,100, the urbanization rate will be 56.77%, the total number of registered households will be 595,400, the registered population will be 787,900, the urban population will be 279,000, and the rural population will be 508,900. Pengzhou is one of the three national bases of peony plantation and one of the five national bases of vegetable plantation and merchandise. Pengzhou's industry varies from pharmaceutical to petrochemical. The oil refinery attracts a total investment of 38 billion yuan, considered to be the biggest single investment of Sichuan Province since 1949. Like other regions around the area, Pengzhou was affected by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.