Ji'an

Ji'an (Chinese: 吉安; pinyin: Jí'ān) is a prefecture-level city situated in the central region of Jiangxi province of the People's Republic of China while bordering Hunan province to the west. It has an area of 25,219 km2 (9,737 sq mi) and as of the 2020 census, had a population of 4,469,176, of whom 643,399 live in the built-up (or metro) area made of 2 urban districts. Ji'an lies next to the Luoxiao Mountains (罗霄山脉) with the Gan River running through the middle of the city. Local dialects include a form of Gan Chinese (Jicha subgroup, 吉茶片) as well as Hakka Chinese.

For other uses, see Ji'an (disambiguation).
Ji'an
吉安市
Kian
Prefecture-level city
Top to bottom, left to right: Ji'an city hall, the Wugong Mountains on the border with Pingxiang, the Jinggang Mountains, Ji'an Revolutionary Museum, Qingyuan District Hall
Location of Ji'an City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Coordinates (Ji'an municipal government): 27°05′28″N 114°58′01″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Government
 • CPC SecretaryWang Ping (王萍)
 • MayorWang Shaoxuan (王少玄)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city25,283 km2 (9,762 sq mi)
 • Urban
1,340 km2 (520 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,340 km2 (520 sq mi)
Elevation
62 m (202 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Prefecture-level city4,469,176
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
 • Urban
643,399
 • Urban density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Metro
643,399
 • Metro density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
GDP
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 132.3 billion
US$ 21.3 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 27,168
US$ 4,362
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
343000
Area code0796
ISO 3166 codeCN-JX-08
Licence plate prefixes赣D
Websitejian.gov.cn

Ji'an (吉安) is an abbreviation of its original name "吉泰民安" (pinyin: Jítài Mín'ān). It has also formerly been known as Luling (廬陵) and Jizhou (吉州).

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