Baoji

Baoji
宝鸡市
Pao-chi, Paochi, Paoki
Baoji
Baoji
Location of Baoji Prefecture within Shaanxi
Location of Baoji Prefecture within Shaanxi
Coordinates (Baoji government): 34°21′47″N 107°14′17″E / 34.363°N 107.238°E / 34.363; 107.238
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Founded2000 BC
Municipal seatJintai District
Area
18,159 km2 (7,011 sq mi)
 • Urban
3,670.3 km2 (1,417.1 sq mi)
 • Metro
3,670.3 km2 (1,417.1 sq mi)
Elevation
570 m (1,870 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
3,321,853
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,862,118
 • Urban density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,475,962
 • Metro density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 179 billion
US$ 28.7 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 47,565
US$7,637
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
721000
Area code0917
ISO 3166 codeCN-SN-03
License Plate Prefix陕C
Websitewww.baoji.gov.cn
Symbols
FlowerAsiatic apple (Malus spectabilis)[3]
TreeLacebark pine (Pinus bungeana)[3]

Baoji (simplified Chinese: 宝鸡; traditional Chinese: 寶雞; pinyin: Bǎojī; Mandarin pronunciation: [pàʊ.tɕí] ) is a prefecture-level city in western Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China. Since the early 1990s, Baoji has been the second largest city in Shaanxi.[4]

  1. ^ "China: Shaanxi (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ 陕西省统计局、国家统计局陕西调查总队 (August 2016). 《陕西统计年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7918-3. Archived from the original on 2017-05-29.
  3. ^ a b 张红平 (2009-04-26). "海棠花成为宝鸡市市花" [Asiatic apple flower becomes city flower of Baoji] (in Chinese). Sina Corporation. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  4. ^ Wang, Ya Ping; Hague, Cliff (1995-10-01). "Baoji". Cities. 12 (5): 361–368. doi:10.1016/0264-2751(95)00052-N. ISSN 0264-2751.