Longnan

Longnan
陇南市
Location of Longnan City jurisdiction in Gansu
Location of Longnan City jurisdiction in Gansu
Coordinates (Longnan municipal government): 33°22′13″N 104°57′37″E / 33.3702°N 104.9603°E / 33.3702; 104.9603
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Municipal seatWudu District
Area
 • Prefecture-level city27,000 km2 (10,000 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Prefecture-level city2,855,555
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
 • Urban
870,878
 • Rural
1,536,394
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 31.5 billion
US$ 5.1 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 12,172
US$ 1,954
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
742500
Area code0939
ISO 3166 codeCN-GS-12
Licence plate prefixes甘K
Websitewww.longnan.gov.cn

Longnan (simplified Chinese: 陇南; traditional Chinese: 隴南; pinyin: Lǒngnán; lit. '"south of Mount Long"[3]') is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Gansu province in China. It borders Sichuan on its south and Shaanxi on its east. As of the 2020 Chinese census, the population of the prefecture-level city was 2,855,555.[1]

  1. ^ a b "人口区划". Longnan City Government. 2021.
  2. ^ 甘肃省统计局、国家统计局甘肃调查总队 (November 2016). 《甘肃发展年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7894-0.
  3. ^ Gansu's provincial abbreviation refers to Mount Long. "Longnan" originally referred to the area south of the mountain, just as Longxi was the area to its west.