Jinzhong
| Jinzhong 晋中市 | |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
 Old town of Pingyao | |
.png) Location of Jinzhong City jurisdiction in Shanxi | |
  Jinzhong Location of the city center in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 37°41′N 112°44′E / 37.683°N 112.733°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| County-level divisions | 12 |
| Municipal seat | Yuci District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • CPC Jinzhong Secretary | Zhang Pu (张璞) |
| • Mayor | Wu Qinghai (吴清海) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 16,408 km2 (6,335 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,327 km2 (512 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,780 km2 (1,070 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 3,249,425 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 635,651 |
| • Metro density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 030600 |
| Area code(s) | 0354 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SX-07 |
| Licence plates | 晋K |
| Administrative division code | 140700 |
| Website |
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| Jinzhong | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 晉中 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 晋中 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Central Jin | ||||||||
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| Yuci | |||||||||
| Chinese | 榆次 | ||||||||
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| Literal meaning | Elm Place | ||||||||
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Jinzhong, formerly Yuci, is a prefecture-level city with 3,249,425 inhabitants at the 2010 census in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the east.
History
Lingshi County was the location of the Nanshan Colliery disaster.
In 1999, the area was considered sufficiently urbanized that Jinzhong Prefecture became a prefecture-level city, with its former seat at Yuci becoming its county-level Yuci District.
Administrative divisions
Jinzhong is divided into the following county-level subdivisions:
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Yuci District | 榆次区 | Yúcì Qū | 530,000 | 1,327 | 399 |
| 2 | Jiexiu City | 介休市 | Jièxiū Shì | 380,000 | 743 | 511 |
| 3 | Yushe County | 榆社县 | Yúshè Xiàn | 140,000 | 1,651 | 85 |
| 4 | Zuoquan County | 左权县 | Zuǒquán Xiàn | 160,000 | 2,028 | 79 |
| 5 | Heshun County | 和顺县 | Héshùn Xiàn | 140,000 | 2,251 | 62 |
| 6 | Xiyang County | 昔阳县 | Xīyáng Xiàn | 230,000 | 1,943 | 118 |
| 7 | Shouyang County | 寿阳县 | Shòuyáng Xiàn | 210,000 | 2,111 | 99 |
| 8 | Taigu County | 太谷县 | Tàigǔ Xiàn | 280,000 | 1,034 | 271 |
| 9 | Qi County | 祁县 | Qí Xiàn | 260,000 | 854 | 304 |
| 10 | Pingyao County | 平遥县 | Píngyáo Xiàn | 490,000 | 1,260 | 389 |
| 11 | Lingshi County | 灵石县 | Língshí Xiàn | 240,000 | 1,206 | 199 |
Transportation
Culture
The prefecture-level city houses several Shanxi Courtyard Houses, businessmen's residences lauded as outstanding civilian residences.
Yuci District is increasingly connected to nearby Taiyuan, whose built-up area was home to 3,848,151 people in 2010.
Sister Cities
- Jinhua, Zhejiang
References
- ↑ 晋中市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 [Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
