Qujing

Qujing
曲靖市
Kutsing
Urban skyline
Jingning Tower
Zhujiangyuan Square
Qilin Park
Yuantong Temple
Location of Qujing in Yunnan
Location of Qujing in Yunnan
Coordinates (Qujing municipal government): 25°29′28″N 103°47′46″E / 25.491°N 103.796°E / 25.491; 103.796
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Admin HQQilin
Government
 • SecretaryLi Wenrong
 • MayorDong Baotong
Area
 • Prefecture-level city29,855 km2 (11,527 sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2018)[1]
148 km2 (57 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,442 km2 (557 sq mi)
Elevation
1,873 m (6,145 ft)
Population
 (2018 estimation)[2]
 • Prefecture-level city6,155,400
 • Density210/km2 (530/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,432,500
 • Urban density9,700/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,432,500
 • Metro density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
GDP[3]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 380.2 billion
US$ 56.1 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 66,373
US$9,790
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
655000
Area code0874
ISO 3166 codeCN-YN-03
License Plate Prefix云D
Websitewww.qj.gov.cn

Qujing (Chinese: 曲靖; pinyin: Qūjìng) is a prefecture-level city in the east of Yunnan province, China, bordering Guizhou province to the east and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the southeast; thus, it was called "Key between Yunnan and Guizhou" (滇黔锁钥) and "Throat of Yunnan" (云南咽喉) in the past. It is part of the Central Yunnan Metropolitan Region plan (滇中城市群规划) in effect for 2016–49.[4] Its administrative population is 6,047,000 according to a 2015 estimate, of whom, 1,408,500 reside in the metro area, which contains Qilin District, Zhanyi District and Malong District. During the 11th National Five-Year Plan period, the government of Qujing planned to develop the city into the "big city at the origin of the Pearl River" (珠江源大城市) in the following decades, including increasing the built-up urban area to past 100 km2 (39 sq mi) and the urban population to surpass 1 million by 2020, the second in Yunnan, after Kunming.[5]

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  2. ^ "China: Yúnnán (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  3. ^ 云南省统计局、国家统计局云南调查总队 (December 2023). 《云南统计年鉴-2023》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-9653-1.
  4. ^ 滇中城市群规划(2016-2049年). yncityplan.com (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  5. ^ 曲靖"珠江源大城市"或将降级为中等城市 - 珠江网讯 - 曲靖市人民政府门户网 (in Chinese (China)). Qujiang People's Government. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2020-04-26.