Jixi

Jixi
鸡西市
Kisih, Kihsi
a trunk road in Jiguan District
a trunk road in Jiguan District
Location of Jixi City (yellow) in Heilongjiang (light grey) and China
Location of Jixi City (yellow) in Heilongjiang (light grey) and China
Jixi is located in Heilongjiang
Jixi
Jixi
Location of the city centre in Heilongjiang
Coordinates (Jixi municipal government): 45°17′42″N 130°58′08″E / 45.295°N 130.969°E / 45.295; 130.969
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
County-level divisions6 districts
2 county-level cities
1 county
Township divisions459
Incorporated (town)September 1, 1941
Incorporated (city)March 7, 1957
Municipal seatJiguan District
Government
 • TypePrefecture-level city
 • MayorZhang Changrong (张常荣)
 • CPC Jixi SecretaryKang Zhiwen (康志文)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city22,488.47 km2 (8,682.85 sq mi)
 • Urban
2,208.5 km2 (852.7 sq mi)
 • Metro
899.1 km2 (347.1 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Prefecture-level city1,502,060
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
 • Urban
683,232
 • Urban density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
 • Metro
560,118
 • Metro density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
 • Major nationalities
GDP
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 51.5 billion
US$ 8.3 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 28,223
US$ 4,531
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
158100
Area code0467
ISO 3166 codeCN-HL-03
Administrative division code230300
License Plate Prefix黑G
ClimateDwb
Websitewww.jixi.gov.cn
Jixi
"Jixi", as written in Chinese
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese鸡西
Traditional Chinese鷄西
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīxī
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᡤᡳᡥᡳ
RomanizationGisi
Russian name
RussianЦзиси

Jixi (simplified Chinese: 鸡西; traditional Chinese: 雞西; pinyin: Jīxī) is a city in southeastern Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China. At the 2020 census, 1,502,060 people resided within its administrative area of 22,488.47 square kilometres (8,682.85 sq mi) and 560,118 in its built-up (or metro) area made up of 3 out of 6 urban districts (including Jiguan, Hengshan and Chengzihe). Jixi is on the Muling River about 30 km (19 mi) from the border with Russia's Primorsky Krai and 120 km (75 mi) from Lake Xingkai. The mayor of Jixi is Zhang Changrong (张常荣) since June 2015. The area is one of the important coal mining bases in China. A crater on asteroid 253 Mathilde was named after the city.

  1. ^ "China: Hēilóngjiāng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".