Putian

This article is about the city in China. For the Singapore-based restaurant chain, see Putien (restaurant).

Putian 莆田市
Prefecture-level city
Clockwise from top: Licheng District, Putian University, Guqiaolou Temple, Guanghua Temple in Chengxiang District, the Municipal Government building of Putian.
Location of Putian in Fujian
Putian Location within Fujian Putian Location within China
Coordinates (Putian Government Plaza): 25°27′09″N 119°00′28″E
Country	China
Province	Fujian
Municipal seat	Chengxiang District
Government
• CPC Secretary	Fu Chaoyang
• Mayor	Lin Xuyang
Area
• Prefecture-level city	4,119 km2 (1,590 sq mi)
• Urban	2,284 km2 (882 sq mi)
• Metro	2,284 km2 (882 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)
• Prefecture-level city	3,210,714
• Density	779.5/km2 (2,019/sq mi)
• Urban	2,305,646
• Urban density	1,009/km2 (2,615/sq mi)
• Metro	2,305,646
• Metro density	1,009/km2 (2,615/sq mi)
GDP
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 277 billion US$ 38.3 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 94,109 US$ 12,995
Time zone	UTC+8 (Time in China)
Postal code	351100, 351200
Area code	594
License Plate Prefixes	闽B
Local variety	Puxian Min
Website	www.putian.gov.cn

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Putian
Simplified Chinese	莆田
Postal	Putian
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Pútián Wade–Giles P'u2-t'ien2 Hakka Romanization Phû-thièn Southern Min Hokkien POJ Phô͘-chhân Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC Può-dièng Pu-Xian Min Hinghwa BUC Pó-chéng

Putian (Chinese: 莆田, Putian dialect: Pó-chéng), also known as Puyang (莆阳) and Puxian (莆仙), historically known as Hinghwa, Hinghua, or Henghua (simplified Chinese: 兴化; traditional Chinese: 興化), is a prefecture-level city in Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It borders Fuzhou to the north, Quanzhou to the south, and the Taiwan Strait's Xinghua Bay to the east. Mulan River flows through the city.