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Changzhi
长治市 Ch'ang-chih | |
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.png) Location of Changzhi City jurisdiction in Shanxi | |
  Changzhi Location of the city center in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates (Changzhi government): 36°11′42″N 113°07′01″E / 36.195°N 113.117°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| County-level divisions | 13 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1945.10 |
| Municipal seat | Chengqu (Urban District) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • Communist Party Committee Secretary of Changzhi City | Ma, Tianrong (马天荣) |
| • Mayor | Xi, Xiaojun (席小军) |
| Area | |
| 13,976 km2 (5,396 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 2,619 km2 (1,011 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 818 km2 (316 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| 3,180,884 | |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,687,952 |
| • Urban density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,214,940 |
| • Metro density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 171.2 billion US$ 26.9 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 53,810 US$ 8,610 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 046000 |
| Area code | 0355 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SX-04 |
| Licence Plate Prefix | 晋D |
| Administrative division code | 140400 |
| Website | Official website |
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| Simplified Chinese | 长治 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 長治 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Long Rule" | ||||||||||||||||||
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Changzhi (Chinese: 长治) is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering the provinces of Hebei and Henan to the northeast and east, respectively. Historically, the city was one of the 36 administrative areas (see Administrative Divisions of Qin Dynasty) extant under the reign of the first emperor of a unified China (see Qin Shi Huang).
Nowadays, Changzhi is a transportation centre in Shanxi. Transportations is facilitated by: four controlled-access highways, (Taiyuan-Changzhi, Changzhi-Jincheng, Changzhi-Linfen, and Changzhi-Handan); two railways, (Taiyuan–Jiaozuo Railway and Handan–Changzhi Railway ); three national highways, China National Highway 207, 208 and 309; and Changzhi Wangcun Airport (ITAT Code: CIH, ICAO Code: ZBCZ). Internal transportation also includes a bus and taxi network.
The city is a rising commercial and industrial centre in the southeastern area of Shanxi. In 2011, its GDP ranked 1st out of 11 prefecture-level cities in the province.[3] According to the latest census, in 2020 the city was home to 3,180,884 residents whom 1,214,940 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Luzhou and Shangdang Districts. The other 2 urban districts Tunliu and Lucheng are not conurbated yet.
- ^ "China: Shānxī (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ 山西省统计局、国家统计局山西调查总队 (December 2021). 《山西统计年鉴－2021》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7824-7.
- ^ Statistics Report of Changzhi Economy in 2011 (In Chinese)