Putian
Putian or Putien (Chinese: 莆田, Putian dialect: Pó-chéng), also known as Puyang (莆阳) and Puxian (莆仙), historically known as Xinghua or Hing Hwa (simplified Chinese: 兴化; traditional Chinese: 興化), is a prefecture-level city in eastern Fujian province, China. It borders Fuzhou City to the north, Quanzhou City to the south, and the Taiwan Strait's Xinghai Bay to the east. The Mulan River flows through the southern part of the city.
Putian
莆田市 | |
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Clockwise from top: Licheng District, Putian University, Guqiaolou Temple, Guanghua Temple in Chengxiang District, the Municipal Government building of Putian. | |
Location of Putian in Fujian | |
Putian Putian | |
| Coordinates (Putian Government Plaza): 25°27′09″N 119°00′28″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Municipal seat | Chengxiang District |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Lin Baojin |
| • Deputy Mayor | Li Jianhui |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 4,119 km2 (1,590 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,284 km2 (882 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,284 km2 (882 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 3,210,714 |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,305,646 |
| • Urban density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,305,646 |
| • Metro density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 351100 |
| Area code | 0594 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-FJ-03 |
| GDP | 2015 |
| - Total | CNY 167.0 billion (US$25.70 billion) |
| - per capita | CNY 58,596 (US$9,014) |
| - Growth | 14.5% |
| License Plate Prefixes | 闽B |
| Local variety | Puxian Min |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 莆田 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Putien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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