Jincheng

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Jincheng
—  Prefecture-level city  —
晋城
Chinese transcription(s)
- Simplified	晋城
- Traditional
- Pinyin	Jìnchéng
Location of Jincheng Prefecture within Shanxi
Country	China
Province	Shanxi
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Website	http://www.jconline.cn/

Jincheng (Chinese: 晋城; pinyin: Jìnchéng) is a prefecture-level city in Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China. Jincheng is an industrial city in an area where coal mining is an important industry.^[1] It has a population of 2.2 million.^[2]

A recent report issued by the State Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) stated that 2/3 of Chinese cities were polluted. The article mentioned the effects of coal industries in the Shanxi Province where Jincheng is located.^[3]

[edit] Transportation

• China National Highway 207

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] External links

• www.jconline.cn (official website; in Chinese and English)

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Coordinates: 35°30′N 112°51′E / 35.5°N 112.85°E / 35.5; 112.85

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