Zibo

Zibó Shì 淄博市 Zibo
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Coordinates	36 ° 47 ' N , 118 ° 3' E Coordinates: 36 ° 47 ' N , 118 ° 3' E36.783055555556 118.04972222222
Location Zibos in China
Basic data
Country	People's Republic of China
region	East china
province	Shandong
ISO 3166-2	CN-SD
status	District-free city
structure	5 city districts, 3 districts
height	1108 m
surface	2972 km²
Metropolitan area	5938 km²
Residents	3,129,228 (2010)
Metropolitan area	4,530,597 (2010)
density	1,052.9 Ew. / km²
Metropolitan area	763 Ew. / km²
Post Code	255100
Telephone code	+86 (0) 533
Time zone	China Standard Time (CST) UTC +8
License Plate	鲁 C
Website	www.zibo.gov.cn
politics
mayor	Zhou Qingli

Location Zibos in Shandong

Zibo ( Chinese 淄博市 , Pinyin Zibó Shì ) is a district-free city in the Chinese province of Shandong . The administrative area of Zibo has an area of 5,938 km² and around 4.68 million inhabitants (mid-2016). The population density is almost 694 inhabitants / km². 2.2 million people live in the actual urban settlement area of Zibo (2010 census). Zibo lies on the Yellow River at 37 ° 13 'N. Br. And 118 ° 04' E. L.

geography

Administrative structure

At the district level, Zibo is made up of five city districts and three districts. These are:

Zhangdian district (张店区), 360 km², 690,000 inhabitants, center, seat of the city government;
Zichuan District (淄川区), 999 km², 670,000 inhabitants;
Boshan District (博山区), 682 km², 470,000 inhabitants;
City district Linzi (临淄区), 668 km², 590,000 inhabitants;
Zhoucun District (周村区), 263 km², 310,000 inhabitants;
Huantai district (桓台县), 499 km², 480,000 inhabitants, main town: Suozhen municipality (索镇镇);
Gaoqing district (高青县), 830 km², 360,000 inhabitants, main town: Tianzhen municipality (田镇镇);
Yiyuan County (沂源县), 1,637 km², 550,000 inhabitants, main town: Nanma Municipality (南麻镇).

map
Zichuan Zhangdian Boshan Linzi Zhoucun Huantai Gaoqing Yiyuan

history

Linzi was at the time of the spring and autumn annals and the time of the Warring States , from 384 BC. BC to 221 BC BC, the capital of the state of Qi (齊; pinyin : Qí).

The area of the then city of Zichuan was the home of the poet Pu Songling (1640–1715), who became famous primarily for his Strange Tales from Liao Zhai ( Liao Zhai Zhi Yi ).

In 1937 the then still independent cities of Zichuan, Boshan and Zhangdian were captured by Japan in the second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) , and extensive industrialization of the region began under Japanese rule .

The city of Zibo was created in 1955 by the merger of the cities of Zi chuan and Bo shan, whose names were merged to Zibo . A special area with this name was created as early as August 1945 . In 1961, the Boshan Administrative Center was relocated to Zhangdian.

Between 1953 and 1958 the population tripled from 259,000 to 875,000 and in 1963 Zibo replaced Qingdao as the largest industrial city in Shandong.

politics

Town twinning

Zibo has twinned cities with eleven cities:

city	country	since
Batumi	Georgia Georgia	1998
Bergamo Province	Italy Italy	2007
Bratsk	Russia Russia	2007
Erie	United States United States, Pennsylvania	1985
Gwangju	Korea South South Korea	2003
Kamo	Japan Japan	1993
La Roche-sur-Yon	France France	1991
Mandaue City	Philippines Philippines	2002
Newcastle	South Africa South Africa	2002
São José dos Pinhais	Brazil Brazil	2009
Veliky Novgorod	Russia Russia	1995

economy

Zibo is traditionally shaped by industry, and the city was considered the center of silk weaving from an early age . Today Zibo is one of the 50 economically strongest cities in China. The city is located on a large coal deposit, which means that the industrial focus is on coal and petrochemicals , as well as ceramics and mechanical engineering . Zibo primarily unites heavy industry . Light industry and food production are mainly found in Zhangdian.

According to a study from 2014, Zibo generated a gross domestic product of 100.3 billion US dollars in purchasing power parity . In the ranking of the economically strongest metropolitan regions worldwide, it took 134th place. The GDP per capita is $ 21,681 (PFC). The GDP per capita grew by an average of 12.8% annually from 2000 to 2014.

Attractions

In the north of Linzi are the ruins of the old capital of Qi , the excavated artifacts have been on display in the newly opened Qi Culture Museum ( 齐文化博物院 ) since 2016 . Another museum is dedicated to the Zichuan-born writer Pu Songling. Boshan, situated in a mountainous valley, is known for the beauty of its wooded slopes. In the Yuanshan National Forest in the southwest of Boashan there are some remains of the Great Wall of Qi State .

sons and daughters of the town

Du Li (* 1982), marksman
Li Xue (* 1985), French table tennis player of Chinese origin

Web links

Commons : Zibo - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Shandong (China): Prefecture Level, Cities & Counties - Population Statistics, Maps, Graphics, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved January 17, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b Zibo. In: Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved August 1, 2017 .
↑ 淄博市政府信息公开 - 淄博市国际友好城市一览表. Retrieved August 28, 2015 .
^ Alan Berube, Jesus Leal Trujillo, Tao Ran, and Joseph Parilla: Global Metro Monitor . In: Brookings . January 22, 2015 ( brookings.edu [accessed July 19, 2018]).

[1] Shandong (China): Prefecture Level, Cities & Counties - Population Statistics, Maps, Graphics, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved January 17, 2018 .

[britannica-2] Zibo. In: Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved August 1, 2017 .

[partner-3] 淄博市政府信息公开 - 淄博市国际友好城市一览表. Retrieved August 28, 2015 .

[4] Alan Berube, Jesus Leal Trujillo, Tao Ran, and Joseph Parilla: Global Metro Monitor . In: Brookings . January 22, 2015 ( brookings.edu [accessed July 19, 2018]).