Putian

Putian
莆田市
Clockwise from top: Licheng District, Putian University, Guqiaolou Temple, Guanghua Temple in Chengxiang District, the Municipal Government building of Putian.
Location of Putian in Fujian
Location of Putian in Fujian
Putian is located in Fujian
Putian
Putian
Putian is located in China
Putian
Putian
Coordinates (Putian Government Plaza): 25°27′09″N 119°00′28″E / 25.4526°N 119.0078°E / 25.4526; 119.0078
CountryChina
ProvinceFujian
Government
 • CPC SecretaryFu Chaoyang
 • MayorLin Xuyang
Area
 • Prefecture-level city4,119 km2 (1,590 sq mi)
 • Urban
2,284 km2 (882 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,284 km2 (882 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Prefecture-level city3,210,714
 • Density780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,305,646
 • Urban density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,305,646
 • Metro density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 277 billion
US$ 38.3 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 94,109
US$ 12,995
Time zoneUTC+8 (Time in China)
Postal code
351100、351200
Area code594
License Plate Prefixes闽B
Local varietyPuxian Min
Websitewww.putian.gov.cn
Putian
Simplified Chinese莆田
PostalPutian
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPútián[3]
Wade–GilesP'u2-t'ien2
Hakka
RomanizationPhû-thièn
Southern Min
Hokkien POJPhô͘-chhân
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCPuò-dièng
Pu-Xian Min
Hinghwa BUCPó-chéng

Putian (Chinese: 莆田, Putian dialect: Pó-chéng), also known as Puyang (莆阳) and Puxian (莆仙), historically known as Hinghwa/Hinghua (simplified Chinese: 兴化; traditional Chinese: 興化), is a prefecture-level city in Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It borders Fuzhou to the north, Quanzhou to the south, and the Taiwan Strait's Xinghua Bay to the east.[4] Mulan River flows through the city.

  1. ^ "China: Fújiàn (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ 福建省统计局、国家统计局福建调查总队 (August 2021). 《福建统计年鉴-2021》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-9510-7. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  3. ^ 教育部重編國語辭典修訂本. Retrieved 17 August 2019. 字詞 【莆田縣】 注音 ㄆㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ 漢語拼音 pú tián xiàn
  4. ^ Litchi City Putian Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine