Jinzhong, formerly Yuci, is a

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province of China, province and above a Counties of the People's Republic of China, county in China's ...

in east central

Shanxi Shanxi; Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanised as Shansi is a Provinces of China, province in North China. Its capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi a ...

province of the

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, bordering

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province to the east. As of the 2020 census, its total population was 3,379,498 inhabitants of whom 1,226,617 lived in the

Yuci Yuci District () is a district in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China. Administrative Divisions Subdistricts: * Beiguan Subdistrict (), Jinlun Subdistrict (), Xinhua Subdistrict (), Xinan Subdistrict (), Luxi Subdistrict (), Anning Subdistrict (), Jin ...

and Taigu urban districts. However, 5,433,659 lived in the built-up (or metro) area of Taiyuan - Jinzhong made of Yuci district plus the 6

Taiyuan Taiyuan; Mandarin pronunciation: (Jin Chinese, Taiyuan Jin: /tʰai˦˥ ye˩˩/) is the capital of Shanxi, China. Taiyuan is the political, economic, cultural and international exchange center of Shanxi Province. It is an industrial base foc ...

urban districts, largely conurbated.

History

Lingshi County Lingshi County () is a county of southwest-central Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Jinzhong Jinzhong, formerly Yuci, is a prefecture-level city in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China, borde ...

was the location of the

Nanshan Colliery disaster The Nanshan Colliery disaster is a fatal gas explosion that occurred on November 13, 2006 at the Nanshan Colliery in Lingshi County, Jinzhong, Shanxi Province, China. Twenty-four people were killed. The mine was operating without any safety licenc ...

. In 1999, the area was considered sufficiently urbanized that Jinzhong

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became a

, with its former seat at Yuci becoming its county-level

Yuci District Yuci District () is a district in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China. Administrative Divisions Subdistricts: * Beiguan Subdistrict (), Jinlun Subdistrict (), Xinhua Subdistrict (), Xinan Subdistrict (), Luxi Subdistrict (), Anning Subdistrict (), Jin ...

Administrative divisions

Jinzhong is divided into the following county-level subdivisions:

Climate

Jinzhong has a continental,

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-influenced

semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of se ...

(

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''BSk''), with cold and very dry winters, and hot, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, and the annual mean is . Typifying the influence of the East Asian Monsoon, over two-thirds of the annual of precipitation occurs from June to September.

Transportation

Taiyuan–Jiaozuo Railway The Taiyuan–Jiaozuo or Taijiao railway (), is a major trunkline railroad in northern China. The railway is named after its terminal cities, Taiyuan in Shanxi Province and Jiaozuo in Henan Province. The line, in length, lies mainly in Shan ...

Culture

The

houses several Shanxi Courtyard Houses, businessmen's residences lauded as outstanding civilian residences.

is increasingly connected to nearby

, whose built-up area was home to 3,848,151 people in 2010.

Demographics

According to the Seventh National Census in 2020, the city’s Permanent Population (

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) was 3,379,498, with males accounting for 50.89% and females for 49.11%. In the age structure, 16.42% are aged 0–14, 64.62% are aged 15–59, 18.96% are over 60, and 12.99% are over 65.

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References

External links

Jinzhong City Portal

- Jinzhong Information Network
{{Authority control Cities in Shanxi