Wenzhou, referred to as "Ou" for short, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province, a second-class big city, an important trade city in the southeast coast and a regional central city approved by the State Council.
As of 202 1, the city has four municipal districts, five counties and three county-level cities, with a land area of1210 square kilometers and a sea area of 8649 square kilometers. As of June, 2020, 165438+ 10/,the permanent population of Wenzhou was 9,572,903.
Wenzhou is located in the east of China, the southeast of Zhejiang and the south bank of the lower reaches of the Oujiang River, with the whole range of 27 03 ′ to 28 36 ′ north latitude and 65 438+065 438+09 37 ′ to 65 438+026 5438+0 65 438+08 ′ east longitude.
The west and northwest are connected with Lishui, and the north and northeast are connected with Taizhou. Wenzhou belongs to subtropical monsoon climate zone, with obvious alternation of winter and summer monsoon, moderate temperature, four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall.
Wenzhou is a city in the center of the Yangtze River Delta, the cradle of mathematicians in China, the hometown of South Opera in China, the hometown of seafood and eggs in China and the shoe capital in China. Wenzhou people are called Oriental Jews by China people.
Wenzhou is a national historical and cultural city, known as the "southeast landscape is the best in the world" reputation. Wenzhou used to be Ou Di, also known as Dongou. Founded in 323 AD, it was named Yongjia County. According to legend, when the county was built, there were white deer holding flowers around the city, hence the name Lucheng.