Jinzhong

Jinzhong, formerly Yuci, is a prefecture-level city in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the east. As of the 2020 census, its total population was 3,379,498 inhabitants of whom 1,226,617 lived in the Yuci and Taigu urban districts. However, 5,433,659 lived in the built-up (or metro) area of Taiyuan - Jinzhong made of Yuci district plus the 6 Taiyuan urban districts, largely conurbated.

Jinzhong
晋中市
Kinchung
Prefecture-level city
Hall of Great Accomplishment in the Confucious Temple of Pingyao
Location of Jinzhong City jurisdiction in Shanxi
Jinzhong
Location of the city center in Shanxi
Coordinates (Jinzhong municipal government): 37°41′17″N 112°45′09″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
County-level divisions12
Municipal seatYuci District
Government
  TypePrefecture-level city
  CPC Jinzhong SecretaryZhang Pu (张璞)
  MayorWu Qinghai (吴清海)
Area
  Prefecture-level city16,408 km2 (6,335 sq mi)
  Urban
2,361 km2 (912 sq mi)
  Metro
2,787 km2 (1,076 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Prefecture-level city3,379,498
  Density210/km2 (530/sq mi)
  Urban
1,226,617
  Urban density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
  Metro
5,433,659
  Metro density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 146.9 billion
US$ 23 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 43,461
US$ 6,954
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
030600
Area code0354
ISO 3166 codeCN-SX-07
Licence plates晋K
Administrative division code140700
Websitesxjz.gov.cn
Jinzhong
Traditional Chinese晉中
Simplified Chinese晋中
Literal meaningCentral Jin
Yuci
Chinese榆次
Literal meaningElm Place
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