Tongchuan

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Tongchuan 铜川市 Tungchwan
Prefecture-level city
Location of Tongchuan Prefecture within Shaanxi
Coordinates (Tongchuan municipal government): 34°53′49″N 108°56′42″E / 34.897°N 108.945°E / 34.897; 108.945
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Municipal seat	Yaozhou District
Area
• Total	3,882 km2 (1,499 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	834,437
• Density	210/km2 (560/sq mi)
GDP[2]
• Total	CN¥ 30.7 billion US$ 4.9 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 36,322 US$ 5,832
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 code	CN-SN-02
Website	tongchuan.gov.cn

Tongchuan (simplified Chinese: 铜川; traditional Chinese: 銅川; pinyin: Tóngchuān; lit. 'copper river') is a prefecture-level city located in central Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China on the southern fringe of the Loess Plateau that defines the northern half of the province (Shanbei) and the northern reaches of the Guanzhong Plain.