Jinning, Kunming
Jinning District (simplified Chinese: 晋宁区; traditional Chinese: 晉寧區; pinyin: Jìnníng Qū) is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, Southwest China. The formation of the district was approved on November 24, 2016, after the dissolution of the former Jinning County (晋宁县) by the State Council. It is located at the southern tip of Dian Lake and is well known within China as the birthplace of Zheng He.
Jinning
晋宁区 | |
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Kunyang Town in Jinning | |
Location of Jinning (pink) and Kunming City (yellow) in Yunnan province | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Kunming Prefecture |
| Established | 1956 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,230.86 km2 (475.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 270,000 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 650600 |
| Area code | 0871 |
| Website | http://www.jinning.gov.cn/ |
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