Binzhou
滨州市 | |
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Coordinates (Binzhou government): 37°22′59″N 117°58′16″E / 37.383°N 117.971°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shandong |
County-level divisions | 7 |
Municipal seat | Bincheng District |
Government | |
• CPC Secretary | Zhang Guangfeng (张光峰) |
• Mayor | Cui Honggang (崔洪刚) |
Area | |
9,453 km2 (3,650 sq mi) | |
• Urban | 1,041 km2 (402 sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,041 km2 (402 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[2] | |
3,928,568 | |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,188,597 |
• Urban density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,188,597 |
• Metro density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
GDP[3] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 264 billion US$ 40 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 67,405 US$ 10,168 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 256600 |
Area code | 0543 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-SD-16 |
License Plate Prefix | 鲁M |
Binzhou | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 濱州 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 滨州 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Coastal Prefectural Capital | ||||||||||
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Former names | |||||||||
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Putai | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 蒲台 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 蒲台 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Pu Terrace | ||||||||
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Binzhou (Chinese: 滨州, bin-joe),[5] formerly Putai, is a prefecture-level city in northern Shandong Province in the People's Republic of China. The city proper sits on the northern bank of the Yellow River, while its administrative area straddles both sides of its lower course before its present delta. As of the 2020 Chinese census, its population was 3,928,568 inhabitants (3,748,474 in 2010), and its built-up (or metro) area made of Bincheng and Zhanhua urban Districts was home to 1,188,597 inhabitants.[6][7]