Shiyan
Shiyan ( Chinese 十堰 市 , Pinyin Shíyàn shì ) is a district-free city in the northwest of the Chinese province of Hubei . Shiyan has an area of 23,727 km² and about 3.41 million inhabitants (2003); Population density: 143.72 inhabitants / km².
geography
Shiyan is located on the northern foothills of the Wudang Mountains near the Wudang Shan National Park.
Administrative structure
Shiyan consists of two districts, five districts and one urban district:
- Zhangwan District (张 湾区), 652 km², approx. 260,000 inhabitants (2003);
- Maojian district (茅箭 区), 578 km², approx. 240,000 inhabitants (2003);
- Yunyang district (郧 阳 区), 3,862 km², approx. 610,000 inhabitants (2003), capital: Chengguan municipality (城关 镇);
- District Zhushan (竹山县) 3,585 km², about 450,000 inhabitants (2003), capital: greater community Chengguan (城关镇);
- Fang district (房 县), 5,112 km², approx. 500,000 inhabitants (2003), main town: Chengguan municipality (城关 镇);
- Yunxi County (郧西县), 3,510 km², approx. 500,000 inhabitants (2003), capital: Chengguan Municipality (城关 镇);
- Zhuxi district (竹溪 县), 3,300 km², approx. 360,000 inhabitants (2003), capital: Chengguan municipality (城关 镇);
- City of Danjiangkou (丹江口 市), 3,121 km², approx. 490,000 inhabitants.
economy
Today Shiyan is one of the largest centers of the automobile industry in the People's Republic of China with 3.4 million inhabitants (2003). Until the founding of the PR China 2nd automobile factory (Chin. 中华人民共和国 第二 汽车 制造厂) In 1969 Shiyan was still a small village and then grew into a large city. Cars with the brand Dongfeng (Chin. 东风) have been produced in Shiyan since 1975. Machine parts and plastics or products of modern industry are also manufactured here.
traffic
A highway connects Shiyan with Xi'an and Wuhan . There is also an airport.
Coordinates: 32 ° 37 ' N , 110 ° 46' E