Jiuquan
Jiuquan, formerly known as Suzhou, is a prefecture-level city in the northwesternmost part of Gansu Province in the People's Republic of China. It is more than 600 km (370 mi) wide from east to west, occupying 191,342 km2 (73,878 sq mi), although its built-up area is mostly located in its Suzhou District.
Jiuquan
酒泉市 Tsiuchuan | |
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Prefecture-level city | |
Jiuquan Bell Tower | |
Location of Jiuquan City jurisdiction in Gansu | |
Jiuquan Location of the city center in Gansu Jiuquan Jiuquan (China) | |
| Coordinates (Jiuquan government): 39°44′00″N 98°29′39″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Municipal seat | Suzhou District |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 167,883 km2 (64,820 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,353 km2 (1,295 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 4,577 km2 (1,767 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,483 m (4,865 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 1,153,988 |
| • Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 455,611 |
| • Urban density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 768,274 |
| • Metro density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 54.5 billion US$ 8.7 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 48,920 US$ 7,854 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 735000 |
| Area code | 0937 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-GS-09 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 甘F |
| Website | www |
| Jiuquan | |||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 酒泉 | ||||||||||||||
| Postal | Kiuchwan | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Alcohol Spring(s)" | ||||||||||||||
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| Former names | |||||||||
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| Fulu | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 福祿 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 福禄 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Fortunate & Lucky | ||||||||
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| Suzhou | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 肅州 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 肃州 | ||||||||
| Postal | Suchow | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Solemn Prefectural [Capital] | ||||||||
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