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Handan
邯郸市 Hantan | |
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Clockwise from the top: Skyline of Handan, Guangfu Ancient City, Qibugou Scenic Area, wide view of downtown, Congtai Park, statue of foreign-clothed cavalry | |
| Nickname: Dream City (梦城) | |
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.png) Location of Handan City jurisdiction in Hebei | |
| Coordinates (Shanxi–Hebei–Shandong–Henan Revolution Memorial Park / (晋冀鲁豫革命纪念园): 36°36′04″N 114°29′13″E / 36.601°N 114.487°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Settled | 6500 BC |
| Established | November 15, 1983 |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 12,068 km2 (4,659 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 556.00 km2 (214.67 sq mi) |
| • Districts[1] | 2,649.1 km2 (1,022.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2020[2]) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 9,433,000 |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,845,790 |
| • Districts[1] | 4,012,000 |
| GDP[3] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 315 billion US$ 50.5 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 33,450 US$5,371 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-HE-04 |
| Vehicle registration | 冀D |
| Website | hd |
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.svg) "Handan" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 邯鄲 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 邯郸 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Hantan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "the city at the terminus of Mount Han" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Handan is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Hebei province, China. The southernmost prefecture-level city of the province, it borders Xingtai on the north, and the provinces of Shanxi on the west, Henan on the south and Shandong on the east. At the 2010 census, its population was 9,174,683 inhabitants whom 2,845,790 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of 5 urban districts. Yongnian District in Handan and Shahe City in Xingtai have largely formed into a single conurbation.
Handan is one of the oldest cities in China[broken anchor], first settled in 6500 BC by the Cishan culture. Throughout the city's long history, it contributed significantly to Chinese culture, serving as the capital of State of Zhao, was northern China's political, economic and cultural center, and home to Tai chi and the first compass, made from stones collected in the nearby Mount Ci (magnet mountain). Handan is designated as one of China's National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities.[4][5][6][7]
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