Jinzhong

Jinzhong
晋中市
Kinchung
Hall of Great Accomplishment in the Confucious Temple of Pingyao
Hall of Great Accomplishment in the Confucious Temple of Pingyao
Location of Jinzhong City jurisdiction in Shanxi
Location of Jinzhong City jurisdiction in Shanxi
Jinzhong is located in Shanxi
Jinzhong
Jinzhong
Location of the city center in Shanxi
Coordinates (Jinzhong municipal government): 37°41′17″N 112°45′09″E / 37.6880°N 112.7526°E / 37.6880; 112.7526
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
County-level divisions12
Municipal seatYuci District
Government
 • TypePrefecture-level city
 • CPC Jinzhong SecretaryZhang Pu (张璞)
 • MayorWu Qinghai (吴清海)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city16,408 km2 (6,335 sq mi)
 • Urban2,361 km2 (912 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,787 km2 (1,076 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census[2])
 • Prefecture-level city3,379,498
 • Density210/km2 (530/sq mi)
 • Urban1,226,617
 • Urban density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 • Metro
5,433,659
 • Metro density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
GDP[3]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 146.9 billion
US$ 23 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 43,461
US$ 6,954
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
030600
Area code0354
ISO 3166 codeCN-SX-07
Licence plates晋K
Administrative division code140700
Websitesxjz.gov.cn
Jinzhong
Traditional Chinese晉中
Simplified Chinese晋中
Literal meaningCentral Jin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJìnzhōng
Wade–GilesChin-chung
Yuci
Chinese榆次
Literal meaningElm Place
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYúcì
Wade–GilesYu-tz‘u

Jinzhong, formerly Yuci, is a prefecture-level city in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the east. As of the 2020 census, its total population was 3,379,498 inhabitants of whom 1,226,617 lived in the Yuci and Taigu urban districts. However, 5,433,659 lived in the built-up (or metro) area of Taiyuan - Jinzhong made of Yuci district plus the 6 Taiyuan urban districts, largely conurbated.[2]

  1. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "China: Shānxī (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  3. ^ 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.