The Zhoukou city is located southeast Henan Province, governs Sichuanto collect the area, an item of city and Huaiyang, Luyi, Fugou, ShenQiu, Taikang, Dancheng, Xihua, business water 8 counties, the nationalterritory total area 11,900 square kilometers, the cultivated area11.7 million Chinese acres, the total population 10.06 million people,the cultivated area, the total population occupy entire province 2nd.
The population 2001 end, the Zhoukou total population is 10.477million people year after year, agricultural population 9.409 millionpeople, non- agricultural population 1.068 million people. Thepopulation year birth rate is 11.05 ‰, the mortality rate is 5.71‰, the natural rate of growth is 8.34 ‰. The Zhoukou labor forceresources is rich, the surplus labor force reaches 4 million people
Landform: Zhoukou is the Huang He and Huai He plain, the topographynorthwest high, southeast is low, the natural slope is 1/5000-1/7000.The altitude above sea level is 35.5-64.3 meters. Approximatelycollects the area take Sichuan to Taikang as, line west sea pulls outhighly is 50 - 64.3 meters, the natural slope is 1/5000-1/6000; LineEast China Sea pulls out highly is 35.5-50 meters, the natural slopeis 1/6000-1/7000. East east line Dancheng, east the Shen earthenmound, southeast area, middle Xiangcheng, south the altitude above sealevel are many below 40 meters, topography low-lying easywaterlogging.
Special product
1. Yellow gourd
The academic name for the Elizabeth thick skin melon, goldenyellow acquires fame because of the luster for the yellow gourd. Theyellow gourd has a fine external appearance, color bright, fragrancerich, the content many kinds of vitamins and the high sugar, the juicemulti- tastes beautiful, sweet are clear
2. Jujube
Xihua County Tian Kouxiang is situated at the Huanghe River flooded area to be intimate, Tian Kouxiang jujube variety by ash jujube, chicken heart jujube primarily.The ash jujube is called the dried ripe fruit, the fruit medium size, assumes the oval cone-shape brown, the peel red, the fruit pulp is thick, the nature is crisp, the juice few tastes are sweet, nucleus small tall and slender, the quality superior suits specially processes, the fine fresh food, the system do the variety.Chicken heart jujube, also is called the small jujube, the fruit to be small, assumes the chicken heart shape thinly, the peel, in the fruit pulp thick, the compact nature is thin, the taste extremely sweet nucleus is small, is the fine system does the variety.The field mouth dried ripe fruit by the reputation is "the field mouthdried ripe fruit, the world is best". The jujube fruit is the famousnutritious high quality goods, the nutrition is rich, does the jujubeto contain sugar 50% - 87%.