Mengzhou City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, is managed by Jiaozuo City. It is located in the northwest of Henan Province, bordering Taihang in the north and the Yellow River in the south. Its geographic coordinates are 112 ° 33 '- 112 ° 55' E and 34 ° 50 '- 35 ° 02' N. With a total area of 541.6 square kilometers, it has jurisdiction over 4 streets, 6 towns and 1 township. According to the data of the seventh census, as of 00:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Mengzhou is 334213.

Mengzhou is the hometown of Han Yu, the head of the "Eight Great Families of Tang and Song Dynasties". In 1996, it was removed from the county and set up as a city. The main tourist attractions are: Han Garden, Mogou, Yellow River Wetland, Ancient City Lake, White Wall Reservoir, Jinshan Temple, Riverside Park, etc. Specialties include: four Huaiyao (rehmannia, yam, chrysanthemum, achyranthes bidentata), apple, sheep shearing and products, wheat straw painting, Chengni inkstone, Wengong inkstone. Featured snacks include: Mengzhou Shaobing, Mengzhou Chaomian, Mengzhou Sugar Cake, Mengzhou Braised Noodles, Mixed Bean Jelly, Xiwo Marinated Pork, and Noodles.

In 2019, Mengzhou completed the regional GDP of 37.35 billion yuan, an increase of 8.2%. Of which, the added value of the primary industry was 2.29 billion yuan, up 4.2%; The added value of the secondary industry was 25.04 billion yuan, up 9.0%; The added value of the tertiary industry was 10.02 billion yuan, up 6.9%. The per capita GDP was 99383 yuan, up 7.6% year on year. The tertiary industrial structure is 6.1:67.1:26.8.

On November 13, 2020, it was selected into the list of "China's Top 100 Industrial Counties" in 2020.