Meishan
Meishan (Chinese: 眉山; Sichuanese Pinyin: Mi2san1; local pronunciation: [mi˨˩sã˥]; pinyin: Méishān; Wade–Giles: Mei-shan), formerly known as Meizhou (眉州) or Qingzhou (青州), is a prefecture-level city with 2,955,219 inhabitants as of 2020 census whom 1,232,648 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts of Dongpo and Pengshan. Its located in Sichuan province, China. Meishan is in the southwest of Sichuan Basin.
Meishan
眉山市 | |
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Bao'en Temple, Meishan | |
Location of Meishan in Sichuan | |
Meishan Location of the city center in Sichuan Meishan Meishan (China) | |
| Coordinates (Meishan municipal government): 30°04′38″N 103°50′54″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Municipal seat | Dongpo District |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 7,173.82 km2 (2,769.83 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,796.1 km2 (693.5 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,796.1 km2 (693.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,955,219 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,232,648 |
| • Urban density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,232,648 |
| • Metro density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 620000 |
| Area code | 028 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SC-14 |
| Website | www |
It belonged to Leshan Prefecture before 1997. Then Meishan Prefecture was founded in 1997 upon approval of state council. It was renamed Meishan City in 2000.
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