| Pengzhou | |
| Nickname: | The Peony City (Chinese: 丹城) |
| Pushpin Map: | Sichuan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sichuan |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Settlement Type: | County-level city |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sichuan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-provincial city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chengdu |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | No. 81, Jinpeng East Road, Tianpeng (Chinese: 天彭街道金彭东路81号) |
| Leader Title: | CPC Party Secretary |
| Leader Name: | Wang Fengjun (Chinese: 王锋君) |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Jiang Ming (Chinese: 蒋明) |
| Area Total Km2: | 1420 |
| Population Total: | 795900 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 537 |
| Coordinates: | 30.991°N 103.943°W |
| Elevation Max M: | 4812 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 611930 |
| Area Code: | 028 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Chengdu district map |
| Blank Name Sec2: | GDP (nominal) Total (2009) |
| Blank Info Sec2: | ¥ 12.54 billion (US$1.838 billion) |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | GDP (nominal) Per Capita (2009) |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | ¥ 16,087 (US$2,357) |
Pengzhou, formerly Peng County or Pengxian, is a county-level city of Sichuan Province, Southwest China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chengdu. There is an expressway that connects Pengzhou to Chengdu. It is bordered by the prefecture-level divisions of Deyang to the northeast and the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture to the north.
It has an area of 1,420 km² (550 sq mi) and a population of 795,900 in 2021.[1] Pengzhou is one of the three national bases of peony plantation and one of the five national bases of vegetable plantation and merchandise. Pengzhou's industry varies from pharmaceutical to petrochemical. The oil refinery attracts a total investment of 38 billion yuan, considered to be the biggest single investment of Sichuan Province since 1949.[2] Like other regions around the area, Pengzhou was affected by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
The Pengzhou area is believed to have been inhabited since the Western Zhou period. Empress dowager Wu Zetian first set up Pengzhou in 686 AD (Tang dynasty). In 1337 AD, Hongwu Emperor (Ming dynasty) reduced Pengzhou to Pengxian, or Peng County . Peng County later became Pengzhou City in 1993.[3]
As of late, Pengzhou is still occasionally referred to as Pengxian, or Peng County, even in official publications.[4]
Pengzhou has 14 subdistricts and 9 towns:[5]