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Taiyuan
太原市 | |
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From top down, left to right: Taiyuan skyline; Twin Pagoda Temple; Tianlongshan Grottoes; Two temples of Jinci | |
Nickname(s): Bīngzhōu (并州); Jìnyáng (晋阳); Dragon City (龙城) | |
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![]() Location of Taiyuan City jurisdiction in Shanxi | |
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 | Zhang Xinwei |
• CPPCC Chairman | Cao Xuecheng |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 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] | |
• Prefecture-level city | 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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![]() "Taiyuan" in Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 太原 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Great Plain" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taiyuan[a] is the capital and largest city of Shanxi Province, China.[7] Taiyuan is the political, economic, cultural and international exchange center of Shanxi Province. It is 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).[8]
As of 2021, the city will govern 6 districts, 3 counties, and host 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.[9]
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