Panzhihua

Panzhihua

攀枝花市
Panzhihua 攀枝花市
Prefecture-level city
	Panzhihua
	Location of Panzhihua in Sichuan
	Coordinates (Panzhihua municipal government): 26°34′57″N 101°43′06″E / 26.5824°N 101.7184°E
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Municipal seat	Dong District
Area
• Prefecture-level city	7,423.42 km2 (2,866.20 sq mi)
• Urban	2,010.7 km2 (776.3 sq mi)
• Metro	2,010.7 km2 (776.3 sq mi)
Elevation	1,157 m (3,796 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Prefecture-level city	1,212,203
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
• Urban	806,395
• Urban density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
• Metro	806,395
• Metro density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
GDP
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 92.5 billion; US$ 14.9 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 75,081; US$ 12,055
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	617000
Area code	0812
ISO 3166 code	CN-SC-04
Website	www.panzhihua.gov.cn

Panzhihua (Chinese: 攀枝花; pinyin: Pānzhīhuā), formerly Dukou (渡口), is a prefecture-level city located in the far south of Sichuan province, China, at the confluence of the Jinsha and Yalong Rivers. It has an administrative area of 7,423.42 square kilometres (2,866.20 sq mi),^[3] and a population at the 2020 census of 1,212,203. 806,395 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of 3 urban districts.

Its economy relies almost entirely on its giant mine, one of the country's largest. The economy in Panzhihua is mainly centered on natural resource development and heavy-industry. The city grew into a major city for steel production during the Third Front construction.^[4]^: 184 The urban center was built on top of mountainous terrains. In 2005, Panzhihua won the "China Excellent Tourist City" title, in 2008 it won the "National Health City" and the "China Vanadium, Titanium" titles.

^ "China: Sìchuān (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
^ 四川省统计局、国家统计局四川调查总队 (2016). 《四川统计年鉴－2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7871-1.
^ "Nature Resources of Panzhihua" (in Chinese (China)). Panzhihua People's Government. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
^ Marquis, Christopher; Qiao, Kunyuan (2022). Mao and Markets: The Communist Roots of Chinese Enterprise. New Haven: Yale University Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctv3006z6k. ISBN 978-0-300-26883-6. JSTOR j.ctv3006z6k. OCLC 1348572572. S2CID 253067190.

[1] "China: Sìchuān (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".

[2] 四川省统计局、国家统计局四川调查总队 (2016). 《四川统计年鉴－2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7871-1.

[3] "Nature Resources of Panzhihua" (in Chinese (China)). Panzhihua People's Government. Retrieved 2008-08-30.

[:9-4] Marquis, Christopher; Qiao, Kunyuan (2022). Mao and Markets: The Communist Roots of Chinese Enterprise. New Haven: Yale University Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctv3006z6k. ISBN 978-0-300-26883-6. JSTOR j.ctv3006z6k. OCLC 1348572572. S2CID 253067190.

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