Shifang

Shifang
什邡市
She-fang Heen[1]
County-level city
Nickname: 
The Pearl of Western Sichuan (川西明珠)[2]
Location of Shifang City (red) within Deyang City (yellow) and Sichuan
Location of Shifang City (red) within Deyang City (yellow) and Sichuan
Shifang is located in Sichuan
Shifang
Shifang
Location of the city center in Sichuan
Coordinates (Shifang government): 31°07′37″N 104°10′01″E / 31.127°N 104.167°E / 31.127; 104.167
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityDeyang
Municipal seatFangting Subdistrict (方亭街道)
Area
 • Total
863 km2 (333 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total
406,775
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
618400
Area code0838
Websitehttp://www.shifang.gov.cn/
Shifang
Chinese什邡
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShífāng
Former names
Zhifang
Chinese汁方
汁邡 (Later Han)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhīfāng
Meixin
Chinese美信
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMěixìn
Fangting
Chinese方亭
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFāngtīng
Fangning
Traditional Chinese方寧
Simplified Chinese方宁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFāngnīng
Tongji
Traditional Chinese通計
Simplified Chinese通计
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTōngjì

Shifang is a county-level city in Sichuan, China, under administration of Deyang prefecture-level city. It is located directly about 50 kilometers (31 mi) from Chengdu. It had an area of 863 km2 (333 sq mi) and a population of 406,775 in 2020.[3] Shifang has a history stretching back over two thousand years. It suffered heavy damage during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The city was also the scene of a large-scale environmental protest against a copper smelting plant in July 2012.

  1. ^ Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), "China" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
  2. ^ "Shifang: The Pearl of Western Sichuan". China.com.cn. 17 May 2008. (in Chinese)
  3. ^ "Profile of Shifang".xzqh.org.2008-06-24.(in Chinese)