Zaoyang City is located in the northwest of Hubei Province, at the junction of Hubei and Henan provinces, between east longitude112 30' and13 00' and north latitude 3140' to 32 40'. It borders Suizhou in the east, Xiangyang in the west, Yicheng in the south and Xinye, Tanghe and Tongbai counties in Henan Province in the north. It is 78 kilometers long from north to south and 65 kilometers wide from east to west, with a total area of 3,277 square kilometers. It has a total population of 1100000, and governs 12 towns, 3 offices,1provincial economic and technological development zones and 2 farm management zones.
Zaoyang is the hometown of Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Nie Haisheng, a space hero. Zaoyang City is the central part of the "Golden Triangle Economic Belt" of Wuhan, Xiangyang and Yichang in Hubei Province, an important component city of Xiang-Shi-Sui Automobile Industry Corridor, a sub-central city of Xiangyang and an important node city of eco-cultural tourism circle in western Hubei.
The frontier position of Qin-Ba Economic Corridor constructed by Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Chongqing is one of the key development areas in Hubei. It has Xinglong Town, the first automobile transportation town in Hubei Province.
Geographical environment of Zaoyang City:
1, Zaoyang City is located in the northwest of Hubei Province, east of the confluence of Tangbai River and Hanshui River, belonging to Hanshui River Basin; It borders Suizhou in the east, Xiangzhou District in the west, Yicheng in the south, tanghe county in Henan Province in the north, Tongbai County in Henan Province in the northeast and Xinye County in Henan Province in the northwest.
2. The whole territory is 53 kilometers wide from east to west, 78 kilometers long from north to south, with a total area of 3,277 square kilometers, ranging from east longitude112 30'-13 00' and north latitude 3140'-32.
3. The topography of Zaoyang City is dominated by hills and hills. The northeast and south belong to Tongbai Mountain and Dahongshan, with undulating hills and sloping terrain from northeast to southwest. Yuhuangding in the northeast is the highest point in China, with an altitude of 778.5 meters, and most of the rest are around 400 meters.
4. There are hills and plains in the middle and northwest, and continuous hills, Xiangbei and Guangbei form the famous "Three North Hills" in Hubei, accounting for about 54.8% of the city's total area, with an altitude of 100 to 200 meters; The lowest point in China is Wazigang, Cai Yang, with an altitude of 70 meters.
5. Zaoyang has a subtropical continental monsoon climate, with hot Leng Xia in winter, mild spring and autumn, four distinct seasons and moderate rainfall. The annual average frost-free period is 232 days, the annual average precipitation is between 500 and 1000 mm, and the annual average temperature is 15.5℃.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Zaoyang.