Zunyi

Zunyi
遵义市
Tsunyi, Tsun-i
From top, left to right: Minzhu Road, Beijing Road, Zunyi Station, Fenghuangshan Square
Location of Zunyi City jurisdiction in Guizhou
Location of Zunyi City jurisdiction in Guizhou
Zunyi is located in Guizhou
Zunyi
Zunyi
Location of the city center in Guizhou
Zunyi is located in Southwest China
Zunyi
Zunyi
Zunyi (Southwest China)
Zunyi is located in China
Zunyi
Zunyi
Zunyi (China)
Coordinates (Huichuan Sports Park (汇川体育公园)): 27°42′48″N 106°55′12″E / 27.7134°N 106.9201°E / 27.7134; 106.9201
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuizhou
Municipal seatHonghuagang District
Government
 • Party SecretaryWei Shuwang[1]
 • MayorHuang Wei[2]
Area
 • Prefecture-level city30,763 km2 (11,878 sq mi)
 • Urban
1,304 km2 (503 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,304 km2 (503 sq mi)
Elevation
865 m (2,838 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Prefecture-level city6,606,675
 • Density210/km2 (560/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,360,549
 • Urban density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,360,549
 • Metro density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
GDP[4]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 372 billion
US$ 53.9 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 56,334
US$ 8,167
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
563000
Area code0851
ISO 3166 codeCN-GZ-03
Licence plate prefixes贵C
Websitewww.zunyi.gov.cn

Zunyi (simplified Chinese: 遵义; traditional Chinese: 遵義; pinyin: Zūnyì) is a prefecture-level city in northern Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, situated between the provincial capital Guiyang to the south and Chongqing to the north, also bordering Sichuan to the northwest. Along with Guiyang and Liupanshui, it is one of the most important cities of the province. The metro area is made of three urban districts of the city, Huichuan, Honghuagang, and Bozhou, had a population of 2,360,549 people; and the whole prefecture, including 14 county-level administration area as a whole, had a population of 6,606,675 at the 2020 census.

Zunyi is known for being the location of the Zunyi Conference in 1935, where Mao Zedong was first elected to the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party during the Long March.[5]

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