Jinzhong, formerly Yuci, is a
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
in east central
Shanxi
Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-lev ...
province of the
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, bordering
Hebei
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province to the east.
As of the 2020 census, its total population was 3,379,498 inhabitants whom 1,226,617 lived in the
Yuci
Yuci District () is a district in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China.
Administrative Divisions
Subdistricts:http://www.yuci.gov.cn/article_desc?article_id=370.html
* Beiguan Subdistrict (), Jinlun Subdistrict (), Xinhua Subdistrict (), Xinan Subdistric ...
and
Taigu urban districts. However,5,433,659 lived in the built-up (or metro) area of Taiyuan - Jinzhong made of Yuci district plus the 6
Taiyuan
Taiyuan (; ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ; also known as (), ()) is the capital and largest city of Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China. Taiyuan is the political, economic, cultural and international exchange center of Shanxi Province. ...
urban districts, largely conurbated.
History
Lingshi County
Lingshi County () is a county of southwest-central Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Jinzhong
Jinzhong, formerly Yuci, is a prefecture-level city in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China, bord ...
was the location of the
Nanshan Colliery disaster.
In 1999, the area was considered sufficiently
urbanized
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that Jinzhong
Prefecture
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became a
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
, with its former seat at Yuci becoming its
county-level Yuci District
Yuci District () is a district in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China.
Administrative Divisions
Subdistricts:http://www.yuci.gov.cn/article_desc?article_id=370.html
* Beiguan Subdistrict (), Jinlun Subdistrict (), Xinhua Subdistrict (), Xinan Subdistric ...
.
Administrative divisions
Jinzhong is divided into the following county-level subdivisions:
Climate
Jinzhong has a continental,
monsoon
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-influenced
semi-arid climate
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(
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* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
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''BSk''),
[Peel, M. C., Finlayson, B. L., and McMahon, T. A.: Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 1633-1644, , 2007.] with cold and very dry winters, and hot, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, and the annual mean is . Typifying the influence of the
East Asian Monsoon, over two-thirds of the annual of precipitation occurs from June to September.
Transportation
*
Taiyuan–Jiaozuo Railway
Culture
The
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
houses several
Shanxi Courtyard Houses The courtyard houses of Shanxi or the Shanxi family compounds are located in Jinzhong, Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China, approximately 500 km south of Beijing. "These castle-like structures were constructed in the Qing dynasty by loc ...
, businessmen's residences lauded as outstanding civilian residences.
Yuci District
Yuci District () is a district in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China.
Administrative Divisions
Subdistricts:http://www.yuci.gov.cn/article_desc?article_id=370.html
* Beiguan Subdistrict (), Jinlun Subdistrict (), Xinhua Subdistrict (), Xinan Subdistric ...
is increasingly connected to nearby
Taiyuan
Taiyuan (; ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ; also known as (), ()) is the capital and largest city of Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China. Taiyuan is the political, economic, cultural and international exchange center of Shanxi Province. ...
, whose built-up area was home to 3,848,151 people
in 2010.
Sister Cities
*
Jinhua,
Zhejiang
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*
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, Hungary
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Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam
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Provins
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Luang Prabang
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, Laos
References
External links
Jinzhong City Portal- Jinzhong Information Network
{{Authority control
Cities in Shanxi