Yangquan

Yangquan
阳泉市
Yangchuan
Location of Yangquan City jurisdiction in Shanxi
Location of Yangquan City jurisdiction in Shanxi
Yangquan is located in Shanxi
Yangquan
Yangquan
Location of the city centre in Shanxi
Coordinates (Yangquan municipal government): 37°51′26″N 113°34′49″E / 37.8571°N 113.5804°E / 37.8571; 113.5804
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Districts3
Counties2
Incorporated (prefecture)1952
Municipal seatChengqu
Area
 • Prefecture-level city4,563 km2 (1,762 sq mi)
 • Urban656.9 km2 (253.6 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,053.9 km2 (793.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[2]
 • Prefecture-level city1,368,502
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
 • Urban
731,228
 • Urban density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,037,456
 • Metro density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
GDP[3]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 72.4 billion
US$ 11.7 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 54,237
US$ 8,678
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
045000
Area code0353
ISO 3166 codeCN-SX-03
License Plate Prefix晋C
Administrative division code140300
Websiteyq.gov.cn

Yangquan (simplified Chinese: 阳泉; traditional Chinese: 陽泉; pinyin: Yángquán [jǎŋtɕʰyǎn]) is a prefecture-level city in the east of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the east. Known as "Rippling Spring" in ancient times, it lies on the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau and the western side of the Taihang Mountains. Yangquan occupies a total area of 4,452 square kilometres (1,719 sq mi). According to the 2020 census, Yangquan had a population of 1,318,505, of which 1,037,456 lived in the built-up (or metro) area consists of 3 urban districts plus Pingding County.[2] Yangquan is a new industrial city in Shanxi province. It belongs to the warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate zone. Yangquan City covers two counties and three districts.

  1. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. 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.