Lijiang
Lijiang (Chinese: 丽江), formerly romanized as Likiang, is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Yunnan Province, China. It has an area of 21,219 square kilometres (8,193 sq mi) and had a population of 1,253,878 at the 2020 census whom 288,787 lived in the built-up area (metro) made of Gucheng District. Lijiang is famous for its UNESCO Heritage Site, the Old Town of Lijiang, which contains a mixture of different historical architecture styles and a complex, ancient water-supply system.
Lijiang
丽江市 Likiang | |
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Location of Lijiang City jurisdiction in Yunnan | |
Lijiang Location in China | |
| Coordinates (Lijiang municipal government): 26°51′19″N 100°13′33″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Admin HQ | Gucheng |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 20,557 km2 (7,937 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,264 km2 (488 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,264 km2 (488 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,400 m (7,900 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 1,253,878 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 288,787 |
| • Urban density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 288,787 |
| • Metro density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 674100 |
| Area code | 0888 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-YN-07 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 云P |
| Website | lijiang |
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"Lijiang" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 丽江 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 麗江 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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