Binzhou

Binzhou
滨州市
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Location of Binzhou in Shandong
Location of Binzhou in Shandong
Binzhou is located in China
Binzhou
Binzhou
Location in China
Coordinates (Binzhou government): 37°22′59″N 117°58′16″E / 37.383°N 117.971°E / 37.383; 117.971
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
County-level divisions7
Municipal seatBincheng District
Government
 • CPC SecretaryZhang Guangfeng (张光峰)
 • MayorCui 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
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,188,597
 • Urban density1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,188,597
 • Metro density1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
GDP[3]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 264 billion
US$ 40 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 67,405
US$ 10,168
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
256600
Area code0543
ISO 3166 codeCN-SD-16
License Plate Prefix鲁M
Binzhou
Traditional Chinese濱州
Simplified Chinese滨州
Literal meaningCoastal Prefectural Capital
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBīnzhōu
Wade–GilesPin-chou
IPA[pín.ʈʂóʊ]
Former names
Putai, south of the Yellow River in 1878[4]
Putai
Traditional Chinese蒲台
Simplified Chinese蒲台
Literal meaningPu Terrace
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPútái
Wade–GilesP'u-t'ai

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]

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  2. ^ "China: Shāndōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de.
  3. ^ "Shandong Statistical Yearbook-2016". www.stats-sd.gov.cn.
  4. ^ "China", Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. V, 1878***Please note that no wikilink is available to this article in EB9***
  5. ^ "Twenty-five years of global education: 4-H Michigan China Art Project". MSU Extension. 26 June 2013.
  6. ^ "The seventh national population census data of Binzhou City has been released! The permanent population is 3.9286 million, with a population increase ranking seventh in the province". Binzhou Daily · Binzhou Net NetEase Official Account. 2021-06-11.
  7. ^ "Heavyweight! Announcement of the Seventh National Population Census of Binzhou City". Binzhou Municipal Office of Human Resources and Social Security. 2021-06-15.