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Guiyang
贵阳市 Kuei-yang, Kweiyang | |
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![Clockwise from top: Guiyang Skyline, Guanshanhu Park, Ground Opera [zh] troupe performing in Qingyan, Dry Cave of the Tianhe Lake, Jiaxiu Pavilion [zh]](view_image.php?q=Guiyang&sq=Apple&lang=en&file=File:Guiyang_montage_2019.png) Clockwise from top: Guiyang Skyline, Guanshanhu Park, Ground Opera troupe performing in Qingyan, Dry Cave of the Tianhe Lake, Jiaxiu Pavilion | |
| Nicknames: The Forest City, The Summer Capital of China, The Second Spring City | |
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.png) Location of Guiyang City (yellow) in Guizhou and the PRC | |
  Guiyang Location in China | |
| Coordinates (Guiyang municipal government): 26°38′49″N 106°37′48″E / 26.647°N 106.630°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • Body | Guiyang Municipal People's Congress |
| • CCP Secretary | Zhao Deming |
| • Congress Chairman | Sun Dengfeng |
| • Mayor | Chen Yan |
| • CPPCC Chairman | Shi Banglin |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 8,034 km2 (3,102 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,403.4 km2 (928.0 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,403.4 km2 (928.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,275 m (4,183 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 5,987,018 |
| • Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,506,134 |
| • Urban density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 4,506,134 |
| • Metro density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 431.2 billion US$ 62.5 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 72,246 US$ 10,474 |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 550000 |
| Area code | (0)851 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-GZ-01 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 贵A |
| Website | gygov |
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.svg) "Guiyang" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 贵阳 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 貴陽 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Guìyáng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Kweiyang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Southern Slope of Guì [Mountain]" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guiyang[a] is the capital of Guizhou province of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the center of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, and on the north bank of the Nanming River, a branch of the Wu River. The city has an elevation of about 1,100 meters (3,600 ft). It has an area of 8,034 square kilometers (3,102 sq mi).[4] At the 2020 census, its population was 5,987,018, out of whom 4,506,134 lived in the six urban districts.
A city with humid subtropical climate, Guiyang is surrounded by mountains and forest. The area, inhabited since at least the Spring and Autumn period, formally became the capital of the surrounding province in 1413, during the Yuan dynasty. The city is home to a large Miao and Bouyei ethnic minority population. Guiyang has a diversified economy, traditionally a center for aluminum production, phosphate mining, and optical instrument manufacturing. Following reforms, the majority of the city's economic output in the services sector. Since 2015, it has seen targeted investments into big data and quickly emerged as a local innovation hub.
Guiyang is one of the top 500 science cities in the world by scientific research outputs, as tracked by the Nature Index.[5] The city is also home to Guizhou University, a national research university under the Project 211 and under the Double First-Class Construction in certain disciplines.[6]
- ^ "China: Guìzhōu (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ 贵州统计年鉴(2021). 中国统计出版社. ISBN 9787503795558.
- ^ "Guiyang". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021.
- ^ (in Chinese) "Profile of Guiyang". www.XZQH.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-07.
- ^ "Nature Index 2018 Science Cities | Nature Index Supplements | Nature Index". www.natureindex.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ 教育部 财政部 国家发展改革委 关于公布世界一流大学和一流学科建设高校及建设 学科名单的通知 [Notice from the Ministry of Education and other national governmental departments announcing the list of double first class universities and disciplines]. Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.
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