Jinzhong
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Jinzhong
晋中市 | |
|---|---|
 Old town of Pingyao | |
 Jinzhong (red) in Shanxi (orange) | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| County-level divisions | 12 |
| Municipal seat | Yuci District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • CPC Jinzhong Secretary | Zhang Pu (张 璞) |
| • Mayor | Wu Qinghai (吴清海) |
| Area | |
| 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] | |
| 3,249,425 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 635,651 |
| • Metro density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 030600 |
| Area code | 0354 |
| Licence plates | 晋K |
| Administrative division code | 140700 |
| ISO 3166-2 | CN-14-07 |
| Website | http://www.sxjz.gov.cn/ |
Jinzhong (simplified Chinese: 晋中; traditional Chinese: 晉中; pinyin: Jìnzhōng) 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.
Administrative divisions
Before 1999, what is now Jinzhong was Jinzhong Prefecture, with its capital at the county-level city of Yuci (Chinese: 榆次; pinyin: Yúcì; Wade–Giles: 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
Lingshi County was the location of the Nanshan Colliery disaster.
Transportation
Culture
The prefecture-level city houses several Shanxi Courtyard Houses, businessmen's residences lauded as outstanding civilian residences.
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