Panzhihua
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- This article deals with the city of Panzhihua in Sichuan, China. For the township of Panzhihua in Yunnan, see: Panzhihua, Yunnan
| Panzhihua | |
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| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| - Characters | 攀枝花 |
| - Pinyin | Pānzhīhūa |
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| Coordinates: 26°34′N 101°42′E / 26.567°N 101.7°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| City seat | Dongqu (东区) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 7,440.398 km2 (2,872.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 1,100,800 |
| - Density | 147.9/km2 (383.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 617000 |
| Area code(s) | 0812 |
| Website | http://www.pzhs.gov.cn/ |
Panzhihua (Chinese: 攀枝花; pinyin: Pānzhīhūa; Wade-Giles: P'an-chih-hua) is a prefecture-level city located in Sichuan Province, south central China, on the confluence of the Jinsha and Yalong Rivers. It has an area of 7440.398 square kilometers [1] and a population of 1,100,800 as of 2007.[2]
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[edit] Geography
Panzhihua is a treasure of natural resources, but remained a wasteland until 1960. It was founded on a remote headwater of the Yangtze River in 1966 as a steel production center. It grew rapidly as it remained relatively prosperous while the rest of the country was undergoing the Cultural Revolution. The city is home to the Panzhihua Iron and Steel (Group) Co, called "Pangang 攀钢", the leading steel company in southwest China. There remains a remnant population of the ancient cycad forests which were once home to the giant panda. The area has a subtropical climate.
Panzhihua is a highly industrialized area, which is dominated by a truly gigantic mining operation. Most of the land not in use for mining is taken up by subsistence farming.
Panzhihua is linked to Chengdu and Kunming by rail.
With Panzhihua Airport, Panzhihua is also linked by Air to Chengdu.
[edit] Administrative divisions
- Dongqu District (东区)
- Xiqu District (西区)
- Renhe District (仁和区)
- Miyi County (米易县)
- Yanbian County (盐边县)
[edit] Geology
Panzhihua is close to Xigeda-Yuanmou fracture in the Sichuan-Yunnan border.[3] Its Renhe District was the epicenter of the 2008 Panzhihua earthquake.
[edit] Universities and colleges
[edit] References
- ^ "Nature Resources of Panzhihua" (in Chinese). Official website of Panzhihua Government. http://www.pzhs.gov.cn/zjpzh/zrgk/zrzy/index.shtml. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ^ "Demographics of Panzhihua" (in Chinese). Official website of Panzhihua Government. http://www.pzhs.gov.cn/zjpzh/zrgk/rktj/index.shtml. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ^ "Roughly: Part III of emergency response to the M6.1 earthquake at the border of Renhe-Huili, Sichuan: Seismic formation background. (四川攀枝花市仁和区-凉山州会理县交界6.1级地震现场应急工作系列报道之三地震构造背景)" (in Chinese). China Earthquake Administration, CEA (中国地震局门户网). 2008-09-02. http://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_09/02/1220328119176.html. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
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