Abstract: Taking Henan Province as the research object, the entropy method and a coupling coordination model were applied to analyze the development levels and coupling coordination between new urbanization and agricultural economy in Henan Province from 2012 to 2022. On this basis, an obstacle degree model was used to examine the constraining factors affecting their coupled and coordinated development. The results showed that the development levels of both new urbanization and agricultural economy in Henan Province generally showed an upward trend during the study period, with new urbanization progressing at a faster pace than agricultural economy, and significant regional disparities were found between the two; in terms of temporal variation, the coupling coordination degree generally shifted from being on the verge of imbalance to primary coordination. Spatially, it exhibited a pattern of higher coordination in the south and lower in the north; the main obstacle factors affecting the coordinated development of new urbanization and agricultural economy in Henan Province were: The number of public transportation vehicles per 10 000 people, per capita park green space area, crop sown area, the number of agricultural employees, and output of major agricultural products. In light of these findings, the study proposed the following countermeasures to promote coordinated development between new urbanization and agricultural economy in Henan Province: Develop in line with local conditions to enhance their coordination; leverage the radiating effect of advanced cities to drive regional coordinated development; expand per capita park green space and enhance urban public service capacity; stabilize crop cultivation acreage to propel agricultural modernization.

Key words: new-type urbanization, agricultural economy, coupling coordinated development, obstacle factors, spatiotemporal differentiation, Henan Province