Anshan
Anshan (Chinese: 鞍山; pinyin: Ānshān; lit. 'saddle mountain') is an inland prefecture-level city in central-southeast Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, about 92 kilometres (57 mi) south of the provincial capital Shenyang. As of the 2020 census, it was Liaoning's third most populous city with a population of 3,325,372 people, over an area of about 9,270 km2 (3,580 sq mi) spanning 133 km (83 mi) from east to the west. Its built-up area encompassing the 4 Anshan urban districts (1,543,696 inhabitants), the 4 out of 5 urban Liaoyang districts (796,962 inhabitants, Gongchangling not being conurbated yet) and Liaoyang county largely being conurbated, was home to 2,712,789 million inhabitants in 2020.
Anshan
鞍山市 | |
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Prefecture-level city | |
Left to right, top to bottom: Anshan skyline, the Jade Buddha Palace, Anshan Iron and Steel Works, the Anshan railway station, Lishan Temple | |
Location of Anshan City jurisdiction in Liaoning | |
Anshan Location of the city centre in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates (Anshan municipal government): 41°06′29″N 122°59′38″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Municipal seat | Tiedong District |
| Districts and Counties | List
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| Government | |
| • Party Secretary | Wang Shiwei |
| • Mayor | Wu Zhongqiong |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 9,270 km2 (3,580 sq mi) |
| • Land | 8,563 km2 (3,306 sq mi) |
| • Water | 689 km2 (266 sq mi) 7.4% |
| • Urban | 794.9 km2 (306.9 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,997.8 km2 (1,543.6 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,141 m (3,743 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 3,325,372 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,543,696 |
| • Urban density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,712,789 |
| • Metro density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 233.7 billion US$ 37.5 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 64,710 US$ 10,389 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 114010 |
| Area code | 412 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-LN-03 |
| Licence plates | 辽C |
| Administrative division code | 210300 |
| Website | Anshan.gov.cn |
The city's name came from the horse saddle-like shape of a nearby mountain south of the city, which can be seen on the left (west) about five minutes before the northbound train arrives at Anshan railway station. Anshan is home to the Anshan Iron and Steel Group, one of the largest steel producers in China. Anshan is sister city with Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Anshan holds one-third of the world's supply of talcum and a quarter of the world's reserves of magnesite. Anshan also produced the largest ever jade stone, now a local tourist attraction carved as a Buddha statue.