Jinzhong

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Jinzhong
晋中
—  Prefecture-level city  —
晋中市
Yuci District, Jinzhong
Jinzhong (red) in Shanxi province (orange) and China
Jinzhong is located in Shanxi
Jinzhong
Location of the city center in Shanxi
Coordinates: 37°41′N 112°44′E / 37.683°N 112.733°E / 37.683; 112.733
Country China
Province Shanxi
County-level divisions 12
City seat Yuci District
Government
 • Type Prefecture-level city
 • CPC Jinzhong Secretary Zhang Pu (张 璞)
 • Mayor Wu Qinghai (吴清海)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city 16,408 km2 (6,335 sq mi)
 • Urban 1,327 km2 (512 sq mi)
 • Metro 2,780 km2 (1,070 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Prefecture-level city 3,249,425
 • Density Bad rounding here200/km2 (Bad rounding here510/sq mi)
 • Metro 635,651
 • Metro density Bad rounding here230/km2 (Bad rounding here590/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 030600
Area code(s) 0354
Licence plates 晋K
Administrative division code 140700
ISO 3166-2 CN-14-07
Website http://www.sxjz.gov.cn/

Jìnzhōng (simplified Chinese: 晋中; traditional Chinese: 晉中) is a prefecture-level city with 3,249,425 inhabitants at the 2010 census in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China.

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Administrative divisions [edit]

Before 1999, what is now Jinzhong was Jinzhong Prefecture, with its capital at the county-level city of Yuci (榆次; pinyin: Yúcì; WG: Yu-tz'u). In 1999, Jinzhong Prefecture became Jinzhong Prefecture-level City, and Yuci County-level City became Yuci District (a county-level district). Yuci district is now part of Taiyuan built up area home to 3,848,151 inhabitants in 2010.

Jinzhong is divided into the following county-level subdivisions:

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# Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Population (2003 est.) Area (km²) Density (/km²)
1 Yuci District 榆次区 Yúcì Qū 530,000 1,327 399
2 Jiexiu City 介休市 Jièxiū Shì 380,000 743 511
3 Yushe County 榆社县 Yúshè Xiàn 140,000 1,651 85
4 Zuoquan County 左权县 Zuǒquán Xiàn 160,000 2,028 79
5 Heshun County 和顺县 Héshùn Xiàn 140,000 2,251 62
6 Xiyang County 昔阳县 Xīyáng Xiàn 230,000 1,943 118
7 Shouyang County 寿阳县 Shòuyáng Xiàn 210,000 2,111 99
8 Taigu County 太谷县 Tàigǔ Xiàn 280,000 1,034 271
9 Qi County 祁县 Qí Xiàn 260,000 854 304
10 Pingyao County 平遥县 Píngyáo Xiàn 490,000 1,260 389
11 Lingshi County 灵石县 Língshí Xiàn 240,000 1,206 199

History [edit]

Lingshi County was the location of the Nanshan Colliery disaster.

Transportation [edit]

Culture [edit]

The prefecture-level city houses several Shanxi Courtyard Houses, businessmen's residences lauded as outstanding civilian residences.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "晋中市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报(Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China)". National Bureau of Statistics of China. Retrieved 30 August 2012. 

External links [edit]

Coordinates: 37°41′N 112°44′E / 37.683°N 112.733°E / 37.683; 112.733