Panzhihua
Panzhihua ( Chinese 攀枝花 市 , Pinyin Pānzhīhuā shì ) is a district-free city in the extreme southwest of the southwest Chinese province of Sichuan . Panzhihua is bordered to the north and east by the Autonomous County in Liangshan of the Yi people in Sichuan, west and south to the city of Lijiang and the Autonomous County Chuxiong the Yi , both in Yunnan .
Basic data
- Geographical location : 26 ° 05 ′ to 27 ° 21 ′ north latitude and 101 ° 08 ′ to 102 ° 15 ′ east latitude;
- Area: 7,440 km²;
- Population: 1,232,500 (end of 2015). 631,258 people live in the actual urban settlement area (2010 census).
Administrative structure
At the county level, Panzhihua is made up of three boroughs and two counties. These are:
- City district Dong ( 东区 - "East"), 167 km², 319,000 inhabitants, center, seat of the city government;
- City district Xi ( 西区 - "West"), 123.955 km², 170,000 inhabitants;
- Renhe district ( 仁 和 区 ), 1,727.07 km², 199,200 inhabitants;
- Miyi district ( 米易县 ), 2,153 km², 207,100 inhabitants, main town: Panlian municipality ( 攀 莲 镇 );
- Yanbian district ( 盐边县 ), 3,269.453 km², 194,800 inhabitants, main town: Tongzilin municipality ( 桐子 林镇 ).
history
In 1965 the special area Panzhihua ( 攀枝花 特区 , Pānzhīhuā tèqū ) was converted into the city of Dukou ( 渡口 市 ), which was directly under the provincial government. In 1978 Miyi and Yanbian Counties, which had previously been part of Xichang County, were placed under Dukou. In 1987 the city of Dukou was renamed Panzhihua. In the years 1965, 1974 and 1978, individual parishes were separated from Lijiang and Chuxiong in Yunnan several times and placed under today's Panzhihua. The parts of Panzhihua that once belonged to Yunnan are now in Renhe District. When the Republic of China founded Xikang Province on January 1, 1939 , today's Miyi and Yanbian counties became part of that province. In October 1955, Xikang was dissolved by the government of the People's Republic and integrated into Sichuan.
Web links
- Brief Introduction to Panzhihua City - English (PDF file; 83 kB)
Coordinates: 26 ° 34 ' N , 101 ° 42' E