How many counties are there in Henan?

As of the end of 2017, Henan Province has jurisdiction over 17 provincial municipalities, 1 provincial-level city in Jiyuan, 21 county-level cities, 87 counties, and 50 municipal districts.

Henan Province has 71,090 health institutions, including 1,632 hospitals, 2,062 township (town) health centers, 56,462 village clinics, 161 maternal and child health care hospitals (institutions, stations), and 161 maternal and child health care centers. There are 179 prevention and control centers (epidemic prevention stations), 21 specialized prevention and treatment institutes (institutes, stations), and 179 health supervision and inspection institutions.

Extended information:

Henan Province is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River in the southern part of the North China Plain. Geographical coordinates: Starting from 110°21′E in the west to 116°39′E in the east, spanning 6°18′ longitude, the straight-line distance is about 580 kilometers; from 31°23′N in the south to 36°22′N in the north. Spanning latitude 4°59′, the straight-line distance is about 550 kilometers. It connects Shandong and Anhui to the east, Shaanxi to the west, Hebei and Shanxi to the north, and Hubei to the south; the land area is 167,000 square kilometers.

The terrain of Henan Province runs from north to south, from east to west. The terrain is higher in the west and lower in the east. The north, west and south sides are composed of Taihang Mountain, Funiu Mountain, Tongbai Mountain and Dabie Mountain in a semi-circular distribution along the provincial boundary. ; The central and eastern parts are the Huanghuaihai alluvial plain; the southwest is the Nanyang Basin. Plains, basins, mountains, and hills account for 55.7, 26.6, and 17.7 of the total area respectively. Laoyacha in Lingbao City is the highest peak in the province, with an altitude of 2,413.8 meters; the lowest altitude is at the outlet of the Huaihe River in Gushi County, only 23.2 meters above sea level.

Reference: Henan-Baidu Encyclopedia