* * * Seven county-level cities in Henan Province are among the top 100 counties in China. Ruzhou is the only county-level city under the jurisdiction of an ordinary prefecture-level city (not a provincial capital). The other six county-level cities are either under the jurisdiction of Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, or directly under the jurisdiction of the provincial government. So Ruzhou is not poor in Henan Province.
In 2020, the annual GDP of Ruzhou City will be 48.55 billion yuan, an increase of 3.2% over the previous year at comparable prices.
Location of Ruzhou City
Ruzhou City is located in the central and western part of Henan Province, with geographical coordinates of 33 56 ′-34 20 ′ north latitude and112 31′-13 07 ′ east longitude. It is 24 kilometers southwest of Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, and 75 kilometers northwest of Pingdingshan. Ruzhou is connected to Yuzhou and Jiaxian in the east, Baofeng and Lushan in the south, Ruyang and Yichuan in the west and Dengfeng in the north.