Chifeng

Chifeng is a prefecture-level city in Southeastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It borders Xilin Gol League to the north and west, Tongliao to the northeast, Chaoyang (Liaoning) to the southeast and Chengde (Hebei) to the south. The city has a total administrative area of 90,275 square kilometres (34,855 sq mi) and as of the 2020 census, had a population of 4,035,967 inhabitants (4,341,245 in 2010). However, 1,175,391 of those residents lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts of Hongshan and Songshan, as Yuanbaoshan is not conurbated yet. However, a large part of Songshan is still rural and Yuanbaoshan is a de facto separate town 27 kilometers away from the core district of Chifeng. The city was the administrative center of the previous Ju Ud League.

Chifeng
赤峰市
Prefecture-level city
From top, left to right:
City Emblem
Location of Chifeng City jurisdiction in Inner Mongolia
Chifeng
Location of the city centre in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates: 42°15′25″N 118°53′17″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
Municipal seatHongshan District
Area
 • Prefecture-level city90,275 km2 (34,855 sq mi)
 • Urban
 
7,012 km2 (2,707 sq mi)
 • Metro
6,125 km2 (2,365 sq mi)
Elevation
586 m (1,923 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Prefecture-level city4,035,967
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Urban
 
1,460,381
 • Urban density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,175,391
 • Metro density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
GDP
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 186.1 billion
US$ 29.9 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 43,269
US$ 6,947
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
024000
Area code0476
ISO 3166 codeCN-NM-04
Licence plate prefixes蒙D
Websitewww.chifeng.gov.cn
Chifeng
Chinese name
Chinese赤峰
Hanyu PinyinChìfēng
Literal meaningred peak
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicУлаанхад хот
Mongolian scriptᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠬᠠᠳᠠ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
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