Quzhou City, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province, is located in the western part of Zhejiang Province, upstream of the Qiantang River, at the junction of four provinces of Zhejiang, Anhui, Gan and Fujian, bordered by Nanping City of Fujian Province in the south, Shangrao City and Jingdezhen City of Jiangxi Province in the west, Huangshan City of Anhui Province in the north, and intersected with Jinhua City, Lishui City, and Hangzhou City of the province in the east; situated in the western part of the Jin-Qu Basin, with the mountainous hills as the main part; belonging to the subtropical monsoon climate, with clear seasons, abundant light and heat and abundant precipitation, and a total area of 8,844 square kilometers. It has a total area of 8,844 square kilometers. As of October 2023, Quzhou City has 2 districts and 3 counties under its jurisdiction, with 1 county-level city in its place; the municipal people's government is located at No. 28, Sanjiang East Road, Kecheng District. As of the end of 2023, Quzhou had a resident population of 2,297,700 people.
Quzhou City is a famous historical and cultural city, founded in the third year of Chuping of the Eastern Han Dynasty (192), with a history of more than 6,000 civilizations and more than 1,800 years of city founding; in 1994, it was named as a national famous historical and cultural city with a long and long cultural lineage, and it has the best-preserved ancient state-level city of Quzhou Prefecture in the south of the Yangtze River, the Quzhou Prefectural Walls which are a national key unit of cultural relics protection, and the replica of the Heavenly King Pagoda Yard and Wenchang Pavilion, and other historical and cultural monuments. Quzhou is one of the most important cities in China. Quzhou is the second hometown of the descendants of the sage Confucius, and the spreading center of Confucian culture in the south of the Yangtze River. Historically, it has been known as the "Southeast Quzhou, South Confucius Sacred Ground" for its immense Confucianism and talents, and the Quzhou Confucius South Clan Family Temple located in the downtown area is one of the only two Confucius Family Temples in the country; and there is the Roots Palace and Buddha Cultural Tourism Zone in the city, Jianglang Mountain Twenty-eight Capital Tourist Area and other 5A-level scenic spots, in addition to the world natural heritage such as Jianglang Mountain.
In 2023, Quzhou realized a GDP of 212.520 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 6.8% at constant prices.