Tianshui
Prefecture-level city in Gansu, People's Republic of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tianshui is a prefecture-level city in Gansu province, China, and is the province's second-largest city (behind the provincial capital Lanzhou). Located in the southeast of the province, the city strides along the upper reaches of the Wei River and at the boundary of the Loess Plateau and the Qinling Mountains. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,984,659 inhabitants, of which 1,212,791 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts of Qinzhou and Maiji.[1] The city and its surroundings have played an important role in the early history of China, as still visible in the form of historic sites such as the Maijishan Grottoes.
Tianshui
天水市 | |
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Coordinates (Tianshui municipal government): 34°34′53″N 105°43′29″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Gansu |
Municipal seat | Qinzhou District |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 14,280 km2 (5,510 sq mi) |
• Urban | 5,866 km2 (2,265 sq mi) |
• Metro | 5,866 km2 (2,265 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,171 m (3,842 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Prefecture-level city | 2,984,659 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,212,791 |
• Urban density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,212,791 |
• Metro density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
GDP[2] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 55.4 billion US$ 8.9 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 16,743 US$ 2,688 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 741000 |
Area code | 0938 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-GS-05 |
Licence plate prefixes | 甘E |
Website | tianshui |
Tianshui | |||||||||
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Chinese | 天水市 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | City of Sky and Water | ||||||||
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Qinzhou | |||||||||
Chinese | 秦州 | ||||||||
Postal | Tsinchow | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Qin Province | ||||||||
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Tianshui Commandery | |||||||||
Chinese | 天水郡 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Commandery of Heaven and Water | ||||||||
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Hanyang Commandery | |||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 汉阳郡 | ||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 漢陽郡 | ||||||||
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Hanyang County | |||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 汉阳县 | ||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 漢陽縣 | ||||||||
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