Benxi
Benxi (Chinese: 本溪, pun-shee) is a prefecture-level city located in the east of Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, south-southeast of the provincial capital Shenyang. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,326,018 (1,709,538 in 2010) whom 809,655 lived in the built-up area made of 3 urban districts (Pingshan, Xihu and Mingshan). It was founded as a metallurgical center in 1915. Benxi Iron and Steel Company (Bengang) is the largest employer in the city, and used to be the fourth-largest steel company in China. The second-largest industry in Benxi is coal mining. The city has pollution problems due to steel production and coal mining.
Benxi
本溪市 | |
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Prefecture-level city | |
Location of Benxi City jurisdiction in Liaoning | |
Benxi Location of the city centre in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates (Benxi Bureau of Civil Affairs / 本溪市民政局): 41°18′14″N 123°45′54″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Municipal seat | Xihu District |
| Districts and Counties | List
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| Government | |
| • CPC Benxi | Committee Secretary |
| • Mayor | Tian Shuhuai (田树槐) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 8,429 km2 (3,254 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,516.8 km2 (585.6 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 901.4 km2 (348.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 1,326,018 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 865,215 |
| • Urban density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 809,655 |
| • Metro density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 116.5 billion US$ 18.7 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 67,656 US$ 10,862 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 117000 |
| Area code | 24 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-LN-05 |
| Licence plates | 辽E |
| Administrative division code | 210500 |
| Website | http://www.benxi.gov.cn/ |
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| Simplified Chinese | 本溪 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 本溪 | ||||||||||
| Postal | Tzukung | ||||||||||
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During the disaster of Air France flight AF447, Benxi Iron and Steel Company lost 5 employees, including the executive Chen Chiping who was the wife of Liaoning's provincial governor.