Tianjin
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Tianjin (help·info) (Cheenese: 天津; pinyin: Tiānjīn; Wade–Giles: T'ien-chin; [tʰi̯ɛn˥˥ t͡ɕin˥˥]; Postal cairt spellin: Tientsin) is a metropolis in North Cheenae an ane o the five naitional central ceeties. It is govrened as a direct-controlled municipality, ane o fower sic designations, an is sicweys unner direct admeenistration o the central govrenment, an borders Hebei an Beijing, boondit tae the east bi the Bohai Guwf portion o the Yellae Sea. In terms o urban population, it is the saxt lairgest ceety o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae, an its urban land aurie ranks 5t in the naition, ae efter Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, an Shenzhen.
Tianjin 天津 | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality o Tianjin • 天津市 | |
Clockwise frae top:Jinwan Square, Tianjin Financial Center an Hai River, Xikai Church, Panorama o dountoun Tianjin, Tianjin Railroad Station, Tianjin Eye Park | |
Location o Tianjin Municipality athin Cheenae | |
Coordinates: 39°08′N 117°11′E | |
Kintra | Fowkrepublic o Cheenae |
Settled | ca. 340 BC |
Diveesions - Coonty-level - Tounship- level | 13 destricts, 3 coonties 240 touns an veelages |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Municipality |
• CPC Ctte Secretary | Li Hongzhong, Chen Min'er |
• Mayor | Huang Xingguo, Liao Guoxun, Zhang Gong |
Area | |
• Municipality | 11760 km2 (4,540 sq mi) |
• Urban | 174.9 km2 (67.5 sq mi) |
• Metro | 5606.9 km2 (2,164.8 sq mi) |
Population (2012 census) | |
• Municipality | 14,131,500 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
• Urban | 11,524,238 |
• Metro | 11,524,238 |
Demonym(s) | Tianjinese Tianjiner |
Time zone | UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart time) |
Postal code | 300000 – 301900 |
Area code(s) | 22 |
GDP | 2011 |
- Total | CNY 1119.0 billion (USD 177.6 billion) (20t) |
- Per caipita | CNY 84,337 (USD 13,058) (1st) |
HDI (2008) | 0.875 (3rd) – high |
Licence plate prefixes | 津A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M 津E (taxis) |
Ceety flouer | Cheenese rose |
Website | (in Cheenese) www.tj.gov.cn (in Inglis) www.tj.gov.cn/english |
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Cheenese | 天津 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Tiānjīn [Listen] (help·info) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Postal | Tientsin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeteral meanin | sky ferry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tianjin's urban aurie is locatit alang the Hai He River, which connects tae the Yellow an Yangtze Rivers via the Grand Canal in Tianjin. Its ports, some distance away, are locatit on the Bohai Gulf in the Paceefic Ocean. Tianjin wis ance hame tae foreign concessions in the late Qing Dynasty an early Kuomintang (KMT) era. The municipality incorporates the coastal region o Tanggu, hame tae the Binhai New Auroe an the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Aurie (TEDA).