Leshan
Leshan, formerly known as Jiading or Jiazhou, is a prefecture-level city located at the confluence of the Dadu and Min rivers in Sichuan Province, China. Leshan is located on the southwestern fringe of the Sichuan Basin in southern Sichuan, about 120 km (75 mi) from Chengdu. Leshan is an important industrial city in Sichuan, a regional center city in the south of Chengdu Economic Zone, an important hub city, an important transportation node and a port city in Chengdu-Chongqing.As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,160,168, of whom 1,236,188 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Shizhong, Wutongqiao, Shawan and Jinkouhe districts.
Leshan
乐山市 | |
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A view of Leshan | |
Location of Leshan City jurisdiction in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates (Seat of Leshan municipal government): 29°33′07″N 103°45′58″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| County-level divisions | 4 Counties, 2 Autonomous Counties, 1 County-level city and 4 Districts |
| Municipal seat | Shizhong District |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 12,827.49 km2 (4,952.72 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,918.5 km2 (740.7 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 836.1 km2 (322.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 3,160,168 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,236,188 |
| • Urban density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,236,188 |
| • Metro density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 614000 |
| Area code | 0833 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SC-11 |
| Licence Plate Prefixes | 川L |
| Website | leshan |
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"Leshan" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 乐山 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 樂山 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 嘉定 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leshan is a famous historical and cultural city with the reputation of "Begonia Fragrance Country". It is the first open-door city, model green city, excellent tourist city, national garden city and national health city. Leshan has three world-class heritage sites - world natural and cultural heritage Emei Mountain and Leshan Buddha, world irrigation project heritage Dongfengyan and so on.