Guangyuan

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Guǎngyuán Shì
广元市
Guangyuan
Guangyuan skyline.jpg
Guangyuan (China)
Guangyuan
Guangyuan
Coordinates 32 ° 26 '  N , 105 ° 50'  E Coordinates: 32 ° 26 '  N , 105 ° 50'  E
Location of the prefecture-level city of Guangyuan (yellow) in Sichuan
Location of the prefecture-level city of Guangyuan (yellow) in Sichuan
Basic data
Country People's Republic of China
region Southwest China
province Sichuan
status District-free city
structure 3 city districts, 4 districts
surface 16,314 km²
Residents 407,756 (2010)
Metropolitan area 2,484,122
density 25  Ew. / km²
Post Code 628017
Telephone code +86 (0) 839
Time zone China Standard Time (CST)
UTC +8
License Plate 川 H
Website www.cngy.gov.cn

Guangyuan ( Chinese  广 元 , Pinyin Guǎngyuán ) is a district-free city in the northeast of the Chinese province of Sichuan . It has an area of ​​16,314 square kilometers and has a population of 2,630,000 (2015). 407,756 people live in the actual urban settlement area (2010 census). The capital and seat of government is the district of Lizhou (the former district of Shizhong (city center)). The Baoji-Chengdu railway line runs through their territory.

The rock sculptures of the Huangze Monastery (广 元 千佛崖 摩崖 造像), the Thousand Buddha rock sculptures of Guanyuan (广 元 千佛崖 摩崖 造像) and the Jianmen Shudao site (剑门蜀道 遗址) are located in the urban area List of monuments of the People's Republic of China .

The city was hit by a major earthquake on May 12, 2008 .

Administrative structure

At the county level, the prefecture-level city of Guangyuan is made up of three municipalities and four counties. These are:

  • Lizhou District - 利 州 区Lìzhōu Qū (formerly Shizhong District (city center) - 市 中 区Shìzhōng Qū ) 1,482 km², 460,000 inhabitants 
  • Zhaohua district - 昭化 区Zhàohuà Qū 1,435 km², 240,000 inhabitants 
  • Chaotian district - 朝天 区Cháotiān Qū 1,618 km², 210,000 inhabitants 
  • Circle Wangcang -旺苍县Wangcang Xiàn km² 2976, 450,000 inhabitants 
  • Qingchuan County - 青川县Qīngchuān Xiàn 3,269 km², 250,000 inhabitants 
  • District Jiange - 剑阁县Jiàngé Xiàn 3,204 km², 670,000 inhabitants 
  • Cangxi County - 苍溪县Cāngxī Xiàn 2,330 km², 770,000 inhabitants.

Web links

Footnotes

  1. Sichuan (China): Prefectural Division, Major Cities & Counties - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Accessed February 5, 2018 .
  2. http://www.xzqh.org/quhua/51sc/08guangyuan.htm