Taiyuan
Taiyuan (/ˌtaɪjuˈɑːn/; /ˈtaɪˈjwɛn/; Chinese: 太原; pinyin: Tàiyuán; Mandarin pronunciation: [tʰâɪ.ɥɛ̌n]; also known as Bīng (并), Jìnyáng (晋阳)) is the capital and largest city of Shanxi Province, China. Taiyuan is the political, economic, cultural and international exchange center of Shanxi Province. It is an industrial base focusing on energy and heavy chemicals. Throughout its long history, Taiyuan was the capital or provisional capital of many dynasties in China, hence the name Lóngchéng (龙城; Dragon City).
Taiyuan
太原市 | |
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| Nickname(s): Bīngzhōu (并州); Jìnyáng (晋阳); Dragon City (龙城) | |
Location of Taiyuan City jurisdiction in Shanxi | |
Taiyuan Location of the city center in Shanxi Taiyuan Taiyuan (China) | |
| Coordinates (Taiyuan municipal government): 37°52′13″N 112°32′59″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Municipal seat | Xinghualing District |
| Divisions | County-level divisions: 10, Township-level divisions: 83 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • Body | Taiyuan Municipal People's Congress |
| • CCP Secretary | Luo Qingyu |
| • Congress Chairman | Wei Min |
| • Mayor | Zhang Xinwei |
| • CPPCC Chairman | Cao Xuecheng |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 6,959 km2 (2,687 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,460 km2 (560 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,787 km2 (1,076 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,670 m (8,760 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 760 m (2,490 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 5,305,061 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,529,141 |
| • Urban density | 3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 5,433,659 |
| • Metro density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 030000 |
| Area code | 351 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SX-01 |
| Vehicle registration | 晋A |
| GDP | ¥ 5121.61 billion (2021) |
| GDP per capita | ¥ 90,698 (2020) |
| GaWC Global City level classification | Gamma - |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| Administrative division code | 140100 |
| Website | taiyuan |
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| Chinese | 太原 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Great Plain" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 2021, the city will govern 6 districts, 3 counties, and host a county-level city with a total area of 6,988 square kilometers and a permanent population of 5,390,957.
Taiyuan is located roughly in the centre of Shanxi, with the Fen River flowing through the central city.
Taiyuan belongs to the warm temperate continental monsoon climate, with long, dry and cold winters, hot and humid summers, short and windy spring and autumn, and distinct dry and wet seasons.