Jining
Jining (simplified Chinese: 济宁; traditional Chinese: 濟寧 / 濟寗; pinyin: Jǐníng) is a former capital of Shandong. Is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Shandong province. It borders Heze to the southwest, Zaozhuang to the southeast, Tai'an to the northeast, and the provinces of Henan and Jiangsu to the northwest and south respectively. Jining, which is located directly to the north of Lake Nanyang (Chinese: 南阳湖; pinyin: Nányáng Hú), is today the northernmost city reachable by navigation on the Grand Canal of China making it an important inland port.
Jining
济宁市 Tsining | |
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| Jining City | |
From top left: Jining city skyline, Weishan Lake, Taibai Lou | |
| Nickname(s): | |
Location of Jining in Shandong | |
| Coordinates (Jining municipal government): 35°24′54″N 116°35′14″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| County-level divisions | 12 |
| Municipal seat | Shizhong District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fu Mingxian (傅明先) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 11,186.97 km2 (4,319.31 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,534.2 km2 (592.4 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 884 km2 (341 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 8,081,905 |
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,859,406 |
| • Urban density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,518,000 |
| • Metro density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 0537 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SD-08 |
| License Plate Prefix | 鲁H |
Its population was 8,081,905 at the 2010 census, of whom 1,518,000 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of Rencheng urban district on 884 km2 (341 sq mi), Yanzhou district not being totally conurbated yet.