Benxi
| Běnxī Shì 本溪 市 Benxi |
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 View over the city in south direction |
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 18 ′ N , 123 ° 46 ′ E |
.png) Location Benxis in Liaoning Province |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| region | Northeast China |
| province | Liaoning |
| ISO 3166-2 | CN-LN |
| status | District-free city |
| structure | 4 city districts, 2 autonomous counties |
| surface | 907 km² |
| Metropolitan area | 8435 km² |
| Residents | 1,011,377 (2010) |
| Metropolitan area | 1,709,538 |
| density | 1,115.1 Ew. / km² |
| Metropolitan area | 202.7 Ew. / km² |
| Post Code | 117000 |
| Telephone code | (+86) 24 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time (CST) UTC +8 |
| License Plate | 辽 E |
| Website | www.benxi.gov.cn |
| politics | |
| mayor | Tian Shuhuai |
Benxi ( Chinese 本溪 市 , Pinyin Běnxī Shì ) is a district-free city in the northeast Chinese province of Liaoning . It has an area of 8,435 km² and a population of 1,555,000 (2010). In terms of population, Benxi is the second smallest prefecture-level city in the province.
Administrative structure
Administratively, Benxi is made up of four city districts and two autonomous counties . These are:
- District Pingshan (平山区), 177 square kilometers, 350,000 inhabitants;
- Xihu District (溪湖 区), 320 km², 220,000 inhabitants;
- Mingshan District (明 山区), 410 km², 300,000 inhabitants;
- City district Nanfen (南芬 区), 619 km², 80,000 inhabitants;
- Benxi Autonomous County of Manju (本溪 满族 自治县), 3,362 km², 300,000 inhabitants, main town: Xiaoshi municipality (小 市镇);
- Huanren Autonomous County of Manju (桓仁 满族 自治县), 3,547 km², 300,000 inhabitants, main town: Huanren Municipality (桓仁 镇).
economy
The city was founded in 1915 as an industrial city. Today Benxi is an important mining and industrial center . There are large deposits of coal near the city, which led to the construction of Bengang , the largest plant for the production of special steel in China.
The Benxihu mine has been producing hard coal since 1905 . Since the 1990s, Benxi has also been a major production location for organic foods .
photos
Steel industry Benxis in February 2013
Street scene in Benxi
old house stock
Smog February 2013
Individual evidence
- ↑ China Liaoning Business guide - Benxi ( Memento of the original from July 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
