Taiyuan
Taiyuan
太原市 | |
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Taiyuan skyline Twin Pagoda Temple Jinci Tianlongshan Grottoes Fen River footbridge and Shanxi Theater | |
| Nickname(s): Bīngzhōu (并州); Jìnyáng (晋阳); Dragon City (龙城) | |
Location of Taiyuan City jurisdiction in Shanxi | |
Taiyuan Location of the city center in Shanxi Taiyuan Taiyuan (China) | |
| Coordinates (Taiyuan municipal government): 37°52′13″N 112°32′59″E / 37.8704°N 112.5497°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Municipal seat | Xinghualing District |
| Divisions | County-level divisions: 10, Township-level divisions: 83 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • Body | Taiyuan Municipal People's Congress |
| • CCP Secretary | Luo Qingyu |
| • Congress Chairman | Wei Min |
| • Mayor | Fan Zhaosen Acting |
| • CPPCC Chairman | Cao Xuecheng |
| Area | |
| 6,959 km2 (2,687 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1,460 km2 (560 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,787 km2 (1,076 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,670 m (8,760 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 760 m (2,490 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| 5,305,061 | |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,529,141 |
| • Urban density | 3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 5,433,659 |
| • Metro density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 415 billion US$ 65.3 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 78,284 US$ 12,570 |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 030000 |
| Area code | 351 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SX-01 |
| Vehicle registration | 晋A |
| GaWC Global City level classification | Gamma - [3] |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| Administrative division code | 140100 |
| Website | taiyuan |
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| Chinese | 太原 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Great Plain" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taiyuan[a] (Taiyuan Jin: [tʰai˦˥ ye˩˩]) is the capital of Shanxi, China. Taiyuan is the political, economic, cultural and international exchange center of Shanxi Province, containing an industrial base focusing on energy and heavy chemicals. Throughout its long history, Taiyuan was the capital or provisional capital of many dynasties in China, hence the name Lóngchéng (龙城; Dragon City).[7]
As of 2021, the city governs 6 districts, 3 counties, and hosts a county-level city with a total area of 6,988 square kilometers and a permanent population of 5,390,957.[1]
Taiyuan is located roughly in the centre of Shanxi, with the Fen River flowing through the central city.[8]
- ^ a b "China: Shānxī (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ 山西省统计局、国家统计局山西调查总队 (December 2021). 《山西统计年鉴－2021》. China Statistics Press. ISBN 978-7-5037-7824-7.
- ^ "The World According to GaWC 2020". GaWC - Research Network. Globalization and World Cities. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Taiyuan". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Taiyuan". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
- ^ 太原市. www.shanxigov.cn (in Simplified Chinese). Shanxi People's Government. 26 October 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ 历史沿革. Taiyuan People's Government. (in Chinese)
- ^ "The Economist Intelligence Unit". country.eiu.com. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
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