Geographical location of Putian North Shore Economic Development Zone

Putian, called Xinghua in ancient times, has a long history and splendid humanities. Known as "Zou Lu on the seashore" and "a famous literary country", it has been the political, economic and cultural center of central Fujian since ancient times. 1983 the State Council approved the establishment of a provincial city, which now governs Xianyou County, Licheng District, Chengxiang District, Hanjiang District, Xiuyu District, Meizhou Island National Tourism Resort and Meizhou Bay North Shore Economic Development Zone, with a total population of 3160,000. Since the establishment of the city, especially in recent years, Putian has given full play to its own advantages, vigorously implemented the project-driven and private capital return project, accelerated the pace of port city construction in Meizhou Bay, significantly enhanced its economic strength, and gradually optimized its economic structure, with a certain development foundation and outstanding development advantages. Putian is located in the central coastal area of Fujian Province, with a superior geographical position. The whole city starts from Rinan Islands in Xiuyu District in the east,119 2' in the east, Dewey Town in Xianyou County in the east,118 27' in the east, Meizhou Islands in the north, and Dayang Township in Hanjiang District in the north. The total land area is 4,200 square kilometers, the length from east to west is 122.4 kilometers, and the width from north to south is 80.5 kilometers. It borders Fuqing City in the northeast, Yongtai County and Dehua County in the northwest, Yongchun County, Nan 'an City and Hui 'an County in the southwest, and faces the Taiwan Province Strait in the southeast. There are Meizhou Bay and Xinghua Bay Heping Bay in Putian, with a sea area of 1. 1.000 square kilometers. Meizhou Bay and Xinghua Bay are one of the six harbors in our province, which are rare shoreline resources in the southeast coast and the biggest resource advantage in Putian. Meizhou Bay belongs to the coast of bedrock harbor, surrounded by platforms on three sides, with good water depth, less water and sediment, slight siltation, stable deep trough and good wind and wave shielding conditions, which has the basic conditions for building an international large-scale deep-water port. Xinghua Bay belongs to the structural bedrock bay, and the sediment mainly comes from the sediment from the main rivers in our city, Mulanxi and Fengluxi, and the sediment transported into the sea by coastal streams or gullies. Putian is located in the central coastal area of Fujian Province, with a favorable geographical position. The whole city starts from Rinan Islands in Xiuyu District in the east,119 2' in the east, Dewey Town in Xianyou County in the east,118 27' in the east, Meizhou Islands in the north, and Dayang Township in Hanjiang District in the north. The total land area is 4,200 square kilometers, the length from east to west is 122.4 kilometers, and the width from north to south is 80.5 kilometers. It borders Fuqing City in the northeast, Yongtai County and Dehua County in the northwest, Yongchun County, Nan 'an City and Hui 'an County in the southwest, and faces the Taiwan Province Strait in the southeast. The terrain extends from Daiyun Mountain in the northwest to the southeast coast. The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with rolling hills in the middle. The northwest is mostly mountainous, with an altitude of 600-1500m; The central part is the vast Xinghua Plain and the Dongxixiang Plain. The southeast is mostly coastal islands and hilly platforms below 50 meters above sea level. The mountainous area accounts for 45% of the city's total land area, the plain basin accounts for 20.6% and the coastal hilly platform accounts for 34.4%.