// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Zhengzhou?
Zhengzhou scores 28.1% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #246 of 385 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
28.1%
Rank
#246 / 385
Criteria present
17 / 86
Evidence coverage
37.2%
Zhengzhou's smart city score by area
3 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 9 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
2 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 8 absent · 1 not assessed
Where Zhengzhou is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
Where the gaps are
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Evidence highlights
Energy & Smart Grid · District heating / cooling
Zhengzhou has urban heating services, as evidenced by the "Measures for the Administration of Urban Heating and Heat Use in Zhengzhou City" issued by the municipal government, and policies regarding heating prices for elderly care institutions.
https://public.zhengzhou.gov.cn/Culture, Tourism & Recreation · Culture / recreation provision
Zhengzhou has various cultural and recreational facilities, including the Zhengzhou Olympic Sports Center, Henan Museum with a collection of 140,000 items, Zhengzhou Guying Han Dynasty Iron Smelting Site Museum, People's Park, and Zijingshan Park. The city …
https://www.zhengzhou.gov.cn/Food Security & Urban Agriculture · Food security provision
Zhengzhou has a Municipal Grain and Material Reserve Bureau responsible for managing grain and material reserves, and implements programs such as subsidies for high-quality grain projects. The city also conducts agricultural censuses to gather relevant data.
https://public.zhengzhou.gov.cn/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The Zhengzhou Statistics Bureau website explicitly mentions "郑州政务服务网" (Zhengzhou Government Service Network) and features a "政务服务" (Government Services) section, indicating the presence of an online portal for government services.
http://tjj.zhengzhou.gov.cn/About this assessment
Zhengzhou was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-11 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.