Guiyang

Guiyang
贵阳市
Kuei-yang, Kweiyang
Guizhou Financial City
Jiaxiu Pavilion
Nicknames: 
The Forest City, The Summer Capital of China, The Second Spring City
Map
Location of Guiyang City (yellow) in Guizhou and the PRC
Location of Guiyang City (yellow) in Guizhou and the PRC
Guiyang is located in China
Guiyang
Guiyang
Location in China
Coordinates (Guiyang municipal government): 26°38′49″N 106°37′48″E / 26.647°N 106.630°E / 26.647; 106.630
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Government
 • TypePrefecture-level city
 • BodyGuiyang Municipal People's Congress
 • CCP SecretaryZhao Deming
 • Congress ChairmanSun Dengfeng
 • MayorChen Yan
 • CPPCC ChairmanShi Banglin
Area
 • Prefecture-level city8,034 km2 (3,102 sq mi)
 • Urban
2,403.4 km2 (928.0 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,403.4 km2 (928.0 sq mi)
Elevation
1,275 m (4,183 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Prefecture-level city5,987,018
 • Density750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
 • Urban
4,506,134
 • Urban density1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
 • Metro
4,506,134
 • Metro density1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 431.2 billion
US$ 62.5 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 72,246
US$ 10,474
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
550000
Area code(0)851
ISO 3166 codeCN-GZ-01
Licence plate prefixes贵A
Websitegygov.gov.cn
Guiyang
"Guiyang" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese
Simplified Chinese贵阳
Traditional Chinese貴陽
Hanyu PinyinGuìyáng
PostalKweiyang
Literal meaning"Southern Slope of Guì [Mountain]"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuìyáng
Bopomofoㄍㄨㄟˋ   ㄧㄤˊ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhGueyyang
Wade–GilesKuei4-yang2
Yale RomanizationGwèiyáng
IPA[kwêɪ.jǎŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGwaiyèuhng
JyutpingGwai3joeng4
IPA[kʷɐj˧.jœŋ˩]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKùi-iông

Guiyang[a] is the capital of Guizhou province of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the center of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, and on the north bank of the Nanming River, a branch of the Wu River. The city has an elevation of about 1,100 meters (3,600 ft). It has an area of 8,034 square kilometers (3,102 sq mi).[4] At the 2020 census, its population was 5,987,018, out of whom 4,506,134 lived in the six urban districts.

A city with humid subtropical climate, Guiyang is surrounded by mountains and forest. The area, inhabited since at least the Spring and Autumn period, formally became the capital of the surrounding province in 1413, during the Yuan dynasty. The city is home to a large Miao and Bouyei ethnic minority population. Guiyang has a diversified economy, traditionally a center for aluminum production, phosphate mining, and optical instrument manufacturing. Following reforms, the majority of the city's economic output in the services sector. Since 2015, it has seen targeted investments into big data and quickly emerged as a local innovation hub.

Guiyang is one of the top 500 science cities in the world by scientific research outputs, as tracked by the Nature Index.[5] The city is also home to Guizhou University, a national research university under the Project 211 and under the Double First-Class Construction in certain disciplines.[6]

  1. ^ "China: Guìzhōu (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ 贵州统计年鉴(2021). 中国统计出版社. ISBN 9787503795558.
  3. ^ "Guiyang". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021.
  4. ^ (in Chinese) "Profile of Guiyang". www.XZQH.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-07.
  5. ^ "Nature Index 2018 Science Cities | Nature Index Supplements | Nature Index". www.natureindex.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  6. ^ 教育部 财政部 国家发展改革委 关于公布世界一流大学和一流学科建设高校及建设 学科名单的通知 [Notice from the Ministry of Education and other national governmental departments announcing the list of double first class universities and disciplines]. Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.


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