Ruzhou () is a county-level city in the west-central part of Henan province, China, and is under the administration of Pingdingshan. It was called Linru County () until 1988. It has more than 100,000 inhabitants. The Fengxue Temple of Ruzhou features the Qizu Pagoda, built in 738 during the Tang dynasty (618–907).
The town is best well known for the porcelain made during the Song dynasty period.
Yan Yanming murdered nine students at Ruzhou No. 2 High School in 2004.
As of 2012, this city is divided to 5 subdistricts, 4 towns and 11 townships.