Jinzhong

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| native_name = 晋中市

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| settlement_type = Prefecture-level city

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = People's Republic of China

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| subdivision_name1 = Shanxi

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| subdivision_name2 = 12

| seat_type = Municipal seat

| seat = Yuci District

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| government_type = Prefecture-level city

| leader_title = CPC Jinzhong Secretary

| leader_name = Zhang Pu ({{lang|zh-hans|张璞}})

| leader_title1 = Mayor

| leader_name1 = Wu Qinghai ({{lang|zh-hans|吴清海}})

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| area_total_km2 = 16,408

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| area_metro_km2 = 2787

| area_urban_km2 = 2361

| area_urban_footnotes = {{cite book |editor1=Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development |editor-link=Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development |title=China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017 |date=2019 |publisher=China Statistics Press |location=Beijing |page=46 |url=http://www.mohurd.gov.cn/xytj/tjzljsxytjgb/jstjnj/w02019012421874448287322500.xls |access-date=11 January 2020 |archive-date=18 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618043019/http://www.mohurd.gov.cn/xytj/tjzljsxytjgb/jstjnj/w02019012421874448287322500.xls |url-status=dead }}

| population_as_of = 2020 census{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/shanxi/admin/|title = China: Shānxī (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map}}

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| population_total = 3,379,498

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| population_metro = 5433659

| population_urban = 1226617

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| demographics_type2 = GDP{{cite book |author=山西省统计局、国家统计局山西调查总队 |title=《山西统计年鉴－2021》|date=December 2021 |publisher=China Statistics Press |isbn=978-7-5037-7824-7}}

| demographics2_title1 = Prefecture-level city

| demographics2_info1 = CN¥ 146.9 billion
US$ 23 billion

| demographics2_title2 = Per capita

| demographics2_info2 = CN¥ 43,461
US$ 6,954

| timezone = China Standard

| utc_offset = +8

| coor_pinpoint = Jinzhong municipal government

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| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 030600

| area_code = 0354

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/shanxi/admin/|title = China: Shānxī (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map}}

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 \|{{lang\|zh-hans\|榆次区}} \|Yúcì Qū \|530,000 \|1,327 \|399
Taigu District \|{{lang\|zh-hans\|太谷区}} \|Tàigǔ Qū \|280,000 \|1,034 \|271
Jiexiu City \|{{lang\|zh-hans\|介休市}} \|Jièxiū Shì \|380,000 \|743 \|511
Yushe County \|{{lang\|zh-hans\|榆社县}} \|Yúshè Xiàn \|140,000 \|1,651 \|85
Zuoquan County \|{{lang\|zh-hans\|左权县}} \|Zuǒquán Xiàn \|160,000 \|2,028 \|79
Heshun County \|{{lang\|zh-hans\|和顺县}} \|Héshùn Xiàn \|140,000 \|2,251 \|62
Xiyang County \|{{lang\|zh-hans\|昔阳县}} \|Xīyáng Xiàn \|230,000 \|1,943 \|118
Shouyang County \|{{lang\|zh-hans\|寿阳县}} \|Shòuyáng Xiàn \|210,000 \|2,111 \|99
Qi County \|{{lang\|zh-hans\|祁县}} \|Qí Xiàn \|260,000 \|854 \|304
Pingyao County \|{{lang\|zh-hans\|平遥县}} \|Píngyáo Xiàn \|490,000 \|1,260 \|389
Lingshi County \|{{lang\|zh-hans\|灵石县}} \|Língshí Xiàn \|240,000 \|1,206 \|199

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Name

! Hanzi

! Hanyu Pinyin

! Population (2003 est.)

! Area (km²)

! Density (/km²)

Yuci District

|{{lang|zh-hans|榆次区}}

|Yúcì Qū

|530,000

|1,327

|399

Taigu District

|{{lang|zh-hans|太谷区}}

|Tàigǔ Qū

|280,000

|1,034

|271

Jiexiu City

|{{lang|zh-hans|介休市}}

|Jièxiū Shì

|380,000

|743

|511

Yushe County

|{{lang|zh-hans|榆社县}}

|Yúshè Xiàn

|140,000

|1,651

|85

Zuoquan County

|{{lang|zh-hans|左权县}}

|Zuǒquán Xiàn

|160,000

|2,028

|79

Heshun County

|{{lang|zh-hans|和顺县}}

|Héshùn Xiàn

|140,000

|2,251

|62

Xiyang County

|{{lang|zh-hans|昔阳县}}

|Xīyáng Xiàn

|230,000

|1,943

|118

Shouyang County

|{{lang|zh-hans|寿阳县}}

|Shòuyáng Xiàn

|210,000

|2,111

|99

Qi County

|{{lang|zh-hans|祁县}}

|Qí Xiàn

|260,000

|854

|304

Pingyao County

|{{lang|zh-hans|平遥县}}

|Píngyáo Xiàn

|490,000

|1,260

|389

Lingshi County

|{{lang|zh-hans|灵石县}}

|Língshí Xiàn

|240,000

|1,206

|199

Climate

Jinzhong has a continental, monsoon-influenced semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk),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, {{doi|10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007}}, 2007. with cold and very dry winters, and hot, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from {{convert|−5.5|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|24.2|°C}} in July, and the annual mean is {{convert|10.39|°C|1}}. Typifying the influence of the East Asian Monsoon, over two-thirds of the annual {{convert|388|mm}} of precipitation occurs from June to September.

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| location = Jinzhong (Yuci District), 1981–2010

| Jan high C = 1.9

| Feb high C = 5.8

| Mar high C = 11.9

| Apr high C = 20.0

| May high C = 25.6

| Jun high C = 29.3

| Jul high C = 30.4

| Aug high C = 28.5

| Sep high C = 24.1

| Oct high C = 17.9

| Nov high C = 9.7

| Dec high C = 3.2

| Jan mean C = −5.5

| Feb mean C = −1.5

| Mar mean C = 4.6

| Apr mean C = 12.6

| May mean C = 18.5

| Jun mean C = 22.4

| Jul mean C = 24.2

| Aug mean C = 22.4

| Sep mean C = 17.3

| Oct mean C = 10.7

| Nov mean C = 2.7

| Dec mean C = −3.7

| Jan low C = −11.2

| Feb low C = −7.4

| Mar low C = −1.6

| Apr low C = 5.4

| May low C = 11.4

| Jun low C = 15.9

| Jul low C = 18.9

| Aug low C = 17.4

| Sep low C = 11.8

| Oct low C = 4.9

| Nov low C = −2.7

| Dec low C = −8.9

|Jan record high C = 12.4 |Jan record low C = -21.0

|Feb record high C = 19.3 |Feb record low C = -20.6

|Mar record high C = 28.2 |Mar record low C = -15.7

|Apr record high C = 37.1 |Apr record low C = -7.0

|May record high C = 35.6 |May record low C = 0.3

|Jun record high C = 39.6 |Jun record low C = 7.1

|Jul record high C = 39.5 |Jul record low C = 11.6

|Aug record high C = 36.3 |Aug record low C = 9.2

|Sep record high C = 35.8 |Sep record low C = -0.2

|Oct record high C = 28.5 |Oct record low C = -6.9

|Nov record high C = 23.6 |Nov record low C = -18.2

|Dec record high C = 16.0 |Dec record low C = -22.3

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| Jan precipitation mm = 2.0

| Feb precipitation mm = 3.3

| Mar precipitation mm = 9.9

| Apr precipitation mm = 21.0

| May precipitation mm = 37.2

| Jun precipitation mm = 52.2

| Jul precipitation mm = 81.9

| Aug precipitation mm = 87.8

| Sep precipitation mm = 54.0

| Oct precipitation mm = 27.0

| Nov precipitation mm = 9.9

| Dec precipitation mm = 1.7

|Jan humidity = 47

|Feb humidity = 45

|Mar humidity = 44

|Apr humidity = 42

|May humidity = 48

|Jun humidity = 56

|Jul humidity = 67

|Aug humidity = 71

|Sep humidity = 69

|Oct humidity = 62

|Nov humidity = 55

|Dec humidity = 50

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Transportation

Taiyuan–Jiaozuo Railway

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, {{Cite web |title=山西省第七次全国人口普查公报[1]（第二号） - 山西省人民政府 |url=https://www.shanxi.gov.cn/zfxxgk/zfxxgkzl/fdzdgknr/tjxx/pcsj/202105/t20210526_6626913.shtml |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=www.shanxi.gov.cn}}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.{{Cite web |title=2024年[山西]晋中市人口总人数口有多少和第七次人口普查结果年龄金字塔结构民族组成情况-红黑人口库 |url=https://www.hongheiku.com/shijirenkou/910.html |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=www.hongheiku.com}}

Sister Cities

{{flagdeco|China}}Jinhua, Zhejiang
{{flagdeco|HUN}} Szolnok, Hungary
{{flagdeco|VNM}} Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam
{{flagdeco|AUT}} Vals, Austria
{{flagdeco|FRA}} Provins, Île-de-France, France
{{flagdeco|LAO}} Luang Prabang, Laos

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120920015227/http://www.sxjz.gov.cn/ Jinzhong City Portal]
[http://www.jinzhong.gov.cn/ - Jinzhong Information Network] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107030607/http://www.jinzhong.gov.cn/ |date=2010-01-07 }}

{{Prefectural-level divisions of the People's Republic of China}}

Category:Cities in Shanxi