Chapter 7.39: Wenzhou City

Overview

Located in the south-east of Zhejiang Province on China's south- eastern seaboard, Wenzhou faces the East China Sea in the east and has a coastline of 355 kilometres. With its location at the north of the Oujiang River, Wenzhou is a natural harbour. It has a total area of 11,784 kilometres and a population of 7.558 million. Major economic indicators are shown in Table 7.39.1.

Table 7.39.1: Major economic indicators, Wenzhou City

Item	2000	2001
Population (millions)	7.558
Gross domestic product (billion RMB)	83.1	93.322
GDP per capita (thousand RMB)	11.358	12.653
Disposable income per capita (thousand RMB)
Urban residents	12.055	4.296
Rural residents	13.2	4.683
Savings (billion RMB) [*]	92.77	112.9
Investment in fixed assets (billion RMB)	26.53	32.87
Value-added of primary industry (billion RMB)	5.53	5.72
Value-added of secondary industry (billion RMB)	47	52.83
Value-added of tertiary industry (billion RMB)	30.56	34.77
Total retail sales of consumer goods (billion RMB)	39.79	43.85
Source: Wenzhou Statistical Bulletin on National Economy and Social Development, 2000 and 2001 Note: Figures are preliminary and unadjusted.
[*] Both institutional and private savings