Gejiu
Geiju (ⓘ) (Chinese: 个旧, geh-JOO; Hani: Goqjef; formerly known as Kochiu) is a county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, with 202,000 urban inhabitants (ranked 14th largest city in Yunnan). It is the site of China's largest tin deposits and its main industry is mining.
Gejiu
个旧市 | |
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Clockwise: urban skyline, Jinhu Cultural Square, Shadian Grand Mosque, Yunnan Tin, Baofenglong Store, Former Site of GeBi LinPing Railway Company | |
Gejiu Location within China | |
| Coordinates: 23°22′N 103°09′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Honghe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,587 km2 (613 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 390,000 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 661000 |
| Area code | 0873 |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 箇舊 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 个旧 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | single old | ||||||||||
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