Jixi

Jixi (simplified Chinese: 鸡西; traditional Chinese: 雞西; pinyin: Jīxī) is a city in southeastern Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China. At the 2020 census, 1,502,060 people resided within its administrative area of 22,488.47 square kilometres (8,682.85 sq mi) and 560,118 in its built-up (or metro) area made up of 3 out of 6 urban districts (including Jiguan, Hengshan and Chengzihe). Jixi is on the Muling River about 30 km (19 mi) from the border with Russia's Primorsky Krai and 120 km (75 mi) from Lake Xingkai. The mayor of Jixi is Zhang Changrong (张常荣) since June 2015. The area is one of the important coal mining bases in China. A crater on asteroid 253 Mathilde was named after the city.

Jixi
鸡西市
Kisih, Kihsi
Prefecture-level city
a trunk road in Jiguan District
Location of Jixi City (yellow) in Heilongjiang (light grey) and China
Jixi
Location of the city centre in Heilongjiang
Coordinates (Jixi municipal government): 45°17′42″N 130°58′08″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
County-level divisions6 districts
2 county-level cities
1 county
Township divisions459
Incorporated (town)September 1, 1941
Incorporated (city)March 7, 1957
Municipal seatJiguan District
Government
  TypePrefecture-level city
  MayorZhang Changrong (张常荣)
  CPC Jixi SecretaryKang Zhiwen (康志文)
Area
  Prefecture-level city22,488.47 km2 (8,682.85 sq mi)
  Urban
2,208.5 km2 (852.7 sq mi)
  Metro
899.1 km2 (347.1 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Prefecture-level city1,502,060
  Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
  Urban
683,232
  Urban density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
  Metro
560,118
  Metro density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
  Major nationalities
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 51.5 billion
US$ 8.3 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 28,223
US$ 4,531
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
158100
Area code0467
ISO 3166 codeCN-HL-03
Administrative division code230300
License Plate Prefix黑G
ClimateDwb
Websitewww.jixi.gov.cn
Jixi
"Jixi", as written in Chinese
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese鸡西
Traditional Chinese鷄西
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᡤᡳᡥᡳ
RomanizationGisi
Russian name
RussianЦзиси
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