Wangcun | |
Native Name: | 王村镇 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-cn |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | China Henan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Henan |
Coordinates: | 34.8772°N 113.2714°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Henan |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Zhengzhou |
Subdivision Type3: | County-level city |
Subdivision Name3: | Xingyang |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 138 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code: | 0371 |
Wangcun is a town in Xingyang, Zhengzhou, northwest-central Henan province, China,[1] located about northwest of downtown Xingyang., it has 24 villages under its administration.[2]
Located on the flat southern bank of the Yellow River, Wangcun is known for its aquaculture. Since their development started in 1986, the pond systems in Wangcun have grown to the total size of 15,000 mu (10 km2), making the town the largest aquaculture center in North China.[3]
In 2007, construction started in Wangcun on a large turtle farm raising the Yellow River Turtle (a local variety of the Chinese softshell turtle). With the capacity for raising 5 million turtles a year, the facility was expected to become Henan's largest farm of this kind.[4]