Jinzhong
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Script error: No such module "infobox". Script error: No such module "infobox". 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.[1]
History
Lingshi County was the location of the Nanshan Colliery disaster.
In 1999, the area was considered sufficiently urbanized that Jinzhong Prefecture became a prefecture-level city, with its former seat at Yuci becoming its county-level Yuci District.
Administrative divisions
Jinzhong is divided into the following county-level subdivisions:
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
| Yuci District | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Yúcì Qū | 530,000 | 1,327 | 399 |
| Taigu District | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Tàigǔ Qū | 280,000 | 1,034 | 271 |
| Jiexiu City | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Jièxiū Shì | 380,000 | 743 | 511 |
| Yushe County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Yúshè Xiàn | 140,000 | 1,651 | 85 |
| Zuoquan County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Zuǒquán Xiàn | 160,000 | 2,028 | 79 |
| Heshun County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Héshùn Xiàn | 140,000 | 2,251 | 62 |
| Xiyang County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Xīyáng Xiàn | 230,000 | 1,943 | 118 |
| Shouyang County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Shòuyáng Xiàn | 210,000 | 2,111 | 99 |
| Qi County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Qí Xiàn | 260,000 | 854 | 304 |
| Pingyao County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Píngyáo Xiàn | 490,000 | 1,260 | 389 |
| Lingshi County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Língshí Xiàn | 240,000 | 1,206 | 199 |
Climate
Jinzhong has a continental, monsoon-influenced semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk),[2] with cold and very dry winters, and hot, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from Template:Convert in January to Template:Convert in July, and the annual mean is Template:Convert. Typifying the influence of the East Asian Monsoon, over two-thirds of the annual Template:Convert of precipitation occurs from June to September.
Transportation
Culture
The prefecture-level city houses several Shanxi Courtyard Houses, businessmen's residences lauded as outstanding civilian residences.
Yuci District is increasingly connected to nearby Taiyuan, whose built-up area was home to 3,848,151 people in 2010.
Demographics
According to the Seventh National Census in 2020, the city’s Permanent Population (hukou) was 3,379,498,[3] with males accounting for 50.89% and females for 49.11%. In the age structure, 16.42% are aged 0–14, 64.62% are aged 15–59, 18.96% are over 60, and 12.99% are over 65.[4]
Sister Cities
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References
External links
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- ↑ Peel, M. C., Finlayson, B. L., and McMahon, T. A.: Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 1633-1644, Script error: No such module "doi"., 2007.
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