| Fuzhou | |
| Native Name: | 福州市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Other Name: | Hokchew |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Image Map1: | Locator map Fuzhou in Fujian (claimed hatched).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Fuzhou City jurisdiction in Fujian |
| Pushpin Map: | China Fujian#China |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in China |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Fujian |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Gulou District |
| Parts Type: | Divisions - County-level |
| Parts: | 6 districts, 6 counties, & 1 County-level cities(2017) |
| Government Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Governing Body: | Fuzhou Municipal People's Congress |
| Leader Title: | CCP Secretary |
| Leader Name: | Guo Ningning |
| Leader Title1: | Congress Chairman |
| Leader Name1: | Chen Weimin |
| Leader Title2: | Mayor |
| Leader Name2: | You Mengjun |
| Leader Title3: | CPPCC Chairman |
| Leader Name3: | He Jingyan |
| Area Total Km2: | 12231.9 |
| Area Water Km2: | 4634 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 1768.2 |
| Area Urban Footnotes: | (2018)[1] |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] [3] |
| Population Total: | 8,291,268 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Rural: | 4,196,777 |
| Population Urban: | 4,094,491 |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[4] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 1.132 trillion US$ 161.5 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 135,298 US$ 19,293 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Fuzhou municipal government |
| Coordinates: | 26.0743°N 119.2964°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 350000 |
| Area Code: | 591 |
| Iso Code: | CN-FJ-01 |
| Blank4 Name: | License plate prefixes |
| Blank4 Info: | Chinese: 闽A |
| Blank5 Name: | Local dialect |
| Blank5 Info: | Fuzhou language of the Eastern Min Language |
| Website: | Fuzhou.gov.cn |
| Pic: | Fuzhou_(Chinese_characters).svg |
| Piccap: | "Fuzhou" in Chinese characters |
| Picupright: | 0.425 |
| P: | Fúzhōu |
| Gr: | Fwujou |
| W: | Fu2-chou1 |
| Psp: | Foochow |
| Showflag: | buc |
| Poj: | Hok-chiu |
| Tl: | Hok-tsiu |
| J: | Fuk1-zau1 |
| Y: | Fūk-jāu |
| Suz: | Foh-tseu |
| H: | Fuk-chiu |
| L: | "Blessed Prefecture" |
Fuzhou is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Fuzhou lies between the Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Mindong linguistic and cultural region.
Fuzhou's population was 7,115,370 as of the 2010 census. Like other prefecture-level cities in China, its administrative area contains both urban and rural areas: in 2010, 61.95% of inhabitants (4,408,076) were urban, while 38.05% (2,707,294) were rural. As of 31 December 2018, the total population was estimated at 7,740,000 whom 4,665,000 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of five urban districts plus Minhou County. In 2015, Fuzhou was ranked as the 10th fastest growing metropolitan area in the world by Brookings Institution.[5] Fuzhou is listed as No. 20 in the China Integrated City Index 2016's total ranking, a study conducted by the National Development and Reform Commission.[6]
Fuzhou is also a major city for scientific research, appearing in the global top 50 cities as tracked by the Nature Index.[7] The city is home to several major universities, notably Fuzhou University, one of China's key universities and other public universities, including Fujian Normal University and Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University.
The Yuanhe Maps and Records of Prefectures and Counties, a Chinese geographical treatise published in the 9th century, says that Fuzhou's name came from Mount Futo a mountain northwest of the city. The mountain's name was then combined with -zhou, meaning "settlement" or "prefecture", in a manner similar to many other Chinese cities. During the Warring States period, the area of Fuzhou was sometimes referred to as Ye, and Fuzhou was incorporated into China proper during Qin dynasty. The city's name was changed numerous times between the 3rd and 9th centuries before finally settling on Fuzhou in 948.[8] In Chinese, the city is sometimes referred to by the poetic nickname Rongcheng (; Foochow Romanized: