Mianyang

Mianyang
绵阳市
Miencheo, Mienchow, Mien-yong
Clockwise from top: The view of Mianyang City from Fule Park, Yuewang Mansion at night, Night scene along Fujiang River in Mianyang City, Ziyun Pavilion in Xishan Park of Mianyang
Clockwise from top: The view of Mianyang City from Fule Park, Yuewang Mansion at night, Night scene along Fujiang River in Mianyang City, Ziyun Pavilion in Xishan Park of Mianyang
Location of Mianyang in Sichuan
Location of Mianyang in Sichuan
Mianyang is located in Sichuan
Mianyang
Mianyang
Location of the city center in Sichuan
Mianyang is located in China
Mianyang
Mianyang
Mianyang (China)
Coordinates (Mianyang municipal government): 31°28′05″N 104°40′44″E / 31.468°N 104.679°E / 31.468; 104.679
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Municipal seatFucheng District
Government
 • CPC Party ChiefPeng Yuxing
 • MayorLiu Chao
Area
 • Prefecture-level city20,267.46 km2 (7,825.31 sq mi)
 • Urban
2,755.4 km2 (1,063.9 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,755.4 km2 (1,063.9 sq mi)
Elevation
473 m (1,552 ft)
Highest elevation
5,588 m (18,333 ft)
Lowest elevation
307 m (1,007 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Prefecture-level city4,868,243
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,232,865
 • Urban density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,232,865
 • Metro density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 170.0 billion
US$ 27.3 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 35,754
US$ 5,740
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
621000
Area code0816
ISO 3166 codeCN-SC-07
License Plate Prefix川B
TreeCinnamomum camphora
FlowerRosa chinensis
Websitewww.my.gov.cn
Miányáng
"Miányáng" in Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese绵阳
Traditional Chinese綿陽
Literal meaning"South of Mian Mountain"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMiányáng
Bopomofoㄇㄧㄢˊ   ㄧㄤˊ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhMianyang
Wade–GilesMien2-yang2
IPA[mjɛ̌n.jǎŋ]

Mianyang (simplified Chinese: 绵阳; traditional Chinese: 綿陽; pinyin: Miányáng; Wade–Giles: Mien2-yang2; Sichuanese romanization: Mien2-iang2; formerly known as Mienchow, Chinese: 綿州; pinyin: Mianzhou; Sichuanese romanization: Miencheo; lit.'Mian Prefecture') is the second largest prefecture-level city of Sichuan province in Southwestern China. Located in north-central Sichuan covering an area of 20,281 square kilometres (7,831 sq mi) consisting of Jiangyou, a county-level city, five counties, and three urban districts.[3] Its total population was 4,868,243 people at the 2020 Chinese census, of whom 2,232,865 live in its built-up (or metro) area made of three urban districts.

  1. ^ "China: Sìchuān (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ 四川省统计局、国家统计局四川调查总队 (2016). 《四川统计年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7871-1.
  3. ^ "绵阳市情简介(2024年)-绵阳人事考试网" [Mianyang City Profile (2024) - Mianyang Personnel Examination Website]. www.myrsks.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-06-11.