| Linzhou | |
| Settlement Type: | County-level city |
| Pushpin Map: | China Henan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Henan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Henan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Anyang |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2046 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 815000 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | 36.0193°N 113.86°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 456550 |
| Area Code: | (0)372 |
Linzhou, formerly Lin County or Linxian, is a county-level city in Anyang, Henan, China. Adjacent to Shanxi Province and Hebei Province, it is located in the north of Henan Province and at the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountains. It covers an area of 2046 square kilometers and has a population of about one million.[3]
Linzhou is well known for its Red Flag Canal, which was constructed in the 1960s.
As 2012, this city is divided to 4 subdistricts, 13 towns and 3 townships.[4]
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