Geography Overview

Zhejiang Province is located in the south of the Yangtze River Delta on the southeast coast of China, bordering the East China Sea to the east, Fujian to the south, Jiangxi and Anhui to the west, and Shanghai and Jiangsu to the north, and spanning 27°02′-31°11′north latitude and 118°01′-123°10′east longitude. The Qiantang River, the largest river in the province, is also called Zhijiang or Zhejiang because of its twists and turns, hence the name of the province. The provincial capital is in Hangzhou.

As one of the smallest provinces in China, Zhejiang has a land area of 105,500 square kilometers. The straight line distance between east and west is about 450 kilometers, so is that between north and south. Of the province’s land area, mountainous land accounts for 74.63%, water surface accounts for 5.05%, and flat land accounts for 20.32%. Zhejiang is a province with the largest number of islands in the country, boasting 2,8...

Administrative Division

Zhejiang now has 11 prefecture-level cities, including Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Shaoxing, Jinhua, Quzhou, Zhoushan, Taizhou and Lishui, 37 municipal districts, 20 county-level cities, 33 counties (including an autonomous county), 618 towns, 258 townships and 488 sub-districts.

Population in Zhejiang

According to the sample survey of 5 ‰ population change in the province in 2022, the permanent resident population of the province at the end of the year was 65.77 million, an increase of 370,000 over the end of the previous year. At the end of 2022, the permanent resident population of the province was 48.26 million in urban areas and 17.51 million in rural areas. The urbanization rate of the province was 73.4%, up 0.7 percentage points from the previous year. At the end of 2022, the permanent population of the province was 34.36 million men and 31.41 million women, accounting for 52.2% and 47.8% of the total population respectively.

Zhejiang is one of the birthplaces of ancient Chinese civilization.

Human activities occurred in the Zhejiang 1 million years ago, and more than 100 Neolithic sites have been discovered in the province. The most famous ones are the Liangzhu Culture dating back to 4,000-5,000 years ago, the Hemudu Culture dating back to 5,000-7,000 years ago, the Majiabang Culture dating back to more than 6,000 years ago, the Kuahuqiao Culture dating back to 7,000-8,000 years ago, and the Shangshan Culture dating back to 10,000 years ago. Recently, the largest ancient city in China dating back to 5,000 years ago was discovered at the Liangzhu site.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhejiang belonged to the Wu and Yue States; during the Warring States Period, it belonged to the Chu State; during the Qin Dynasty, it belonged to Kuaiji County, Zhang County, and Minzhong County; during the Han period, it belonged to the Yangzh...

According to the national preliminary accounting, the gross domestic product of the province in 2022 was 7,771.5 billion yuan[2], an increase of 3.1% over the previous year. In terms of industries, the added value of the primary, secondary, and tertiary industries was respectively 232.5 billion yuan, 332.5 billion yuan, and 4218.5 billion yuan, an increase of 3.2%, 3.4%, and 2.8% compared to the previous year. The three industrial structures were 3.0:42.7:54.3. The per capita GDP was 118,496 yuan (about US $17,617 at the annual average exchange rate), an increase of 2.2% over the previous year.

According to a sample survey of 5 ‰ population change in the province in 2022, the province's permanent resident population at the end of the year was 65.77 million, an increase of 370,000 compared to the end of the previous year. Among them, the male population is 34.36 million and the female population is 31.41 million, accounting for 52.2% and 47.8% of the total population, respectively. The annual birth population was 412,000, with a birth rate of 6.28 ‰. The dead population is 409,000, with a mortality rate of 6.24 ‰. The natural growth rate is 0.04 ‰. The urbanization rate was 73.4%.

Zhejiang Statistical Yearbook 2022 an annual statistics publication,which contains very comprehensive statistics of Zhejiang’s social and economic development in 2021 and selected data since China adopted the policy of reforming and opening to the outside world.

The yearbook is composed of 18 parts.1.General Survey 2.Population ，Employment and Wages 3.Investment in Fixed Assets 4.Prices 5.People’s Livelihood 6.Agriculture 7.Industry and Energy 8.Construction 9.Transportation,Posts and Telecommunications 10.Wholesale,Retail and Accommodation Catering Trade 11.Foreign Economy and Trade，Tourism 12.Public Finance,Banking and Insurance 13.City Construction and Environment 14.Education,Science,Patent,Surveying and Mapping and Standard Calculating 15.Culture,Sports and Public Health 16.Archives,Judicature,Social Welfare and Labour Union 17.Major Indicators of National Economy by City and County 18.Appendix（Confidence Index,Input Output table）.In addition,brief notes are placed at lower part of some tables and explanatory notes on main indicators are provided at end of each part.