Jincheng
Jincheng is a prefecture-level city situated in the southeast of Shanxi province, China. It shares its border with Henan province to the south and southeast. The city is recognized as an industrial hub, with coal mining being one of its key industries. The population of the entire city is estimated to be 2.2 million.
Jincheng
晋城市 Tsincheng | |
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Prefecture-level city | |
The Tower of Rivers and Mountains overlooking the House of the Huangcheng Chancellor | |
Location of Jincheng City jurisdiction in Shanxi | |
Jincheng Location of the city center in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates (Jincheng municipal government): 35°29′28″N 112°51′07″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| County-level divisions | 6 |
| Municipal seat | Chengqu |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • CPC Jincheng Secretary | Zhang Jiuping (张九萍) |
| • Mayor | Wang Qingxian (王清宪) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 9,490 km2 (3,660 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 143.00 km2 (55.21 sq mi) |
| • Districts | 2,164.0 km2 (835.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,279,151 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 493,000 |
| • Urban density | 3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi) |
| • Districts | 1,067,000 |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 142.6 billion US$ 22.4 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 65,122 US$ 10,420 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 048000 |
| Area code | 0356 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SX-05 |
| Licence plates | 晋E |
| Administrative division code | 140500 |
| Website | www.JCOnline.cn |
City trees
Cedrus | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 晋城 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 晉城 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Jin City | ||||||||
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Due to the extensive coal industry in the region, Jincheng has gained notoriety for air pollution. However, the local government has recently made significant investments to address this issue. Efforts have been made to enhance the air quality in the city, such as tree planting, developing and maintaining vast parks and ecological reserves, shutting down or relocating some of the most polluting factories, and promoting the use of coalbed methane, which is a cleaner fuel source than coal.