Zhangzhou
Zhangzhou (/ˈdʒæŋˈdʒoʊ/) is a prefecture-level city in Fujian Province, China. The prefecture around the city proper comprises the southeast corner of the province, facing the Taiwan Strait and (with Quanzhou) surrounding the prefecture of Xiamen.
Not to be confused with Zhengzhou.
Zhangzhou
漳州市
People's Republic of China
12,882.27 km2 (4,973.87 sq mi)
2,590.23 km2 (1,000.09 sq mi)
4,290.84 km2 (1,656.70 sq mi)
5,054,328
390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
939,943
360/km2 (940/sq mi)
7,284,148
1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
CN¥ 89,834
US$ 14,107
闽E
Changchow
Zhāngzhōu
Zhāngzhōu
ㄓㄤ ㄓㄡ
Jangjou
Chang¹-chou¹
Chiang-chiu
Name[edit]
Zhangzhou is the atonal pinyin romanization of the city's Chinese name 漳州, using its pronunciation in Standard Mandarin.[3] The name derives from the city's former status as the seat of the imperial Chinese Zhang Prefecture. The same name was romanized as Changchow on the Chinese Postal Map and Chang-chou in Wade-Giles. Other romanizations include Chang-chow.[4]
It also appears as Chang-chu,[5] Changchew, Chiang-chew, Chiang-Chew, Chiang Chew, Chiochiu,[6] Chanchiu,[6] Changchiu[6] from the city's local Zhangzhou dialect pronunciation of Hokkien Chinese: 漳州; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiang-chiu / Chioⁿ-chiu.[7] This name appeared in Spanish and Portuguese Jesuit sources as Chincheo as well from the Quanzhou dialect pronunciation of Hokkien Chinese: 漳州; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Cheng-chiu, which was anglicized as Chinchew. By the 19th century, however, Chinchew as a name had migrated and was used to refer to Quanzhou, a separate port about 65 miles (105 km) east-northeast of central Zhangzhou.[8]
Two passenger stations serve Zhangzhou:
