Baoji

Baoji (; ) is a prefecture-level city in western Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China. Since the early 1990s, Baoji has been the second largest city in Shaanxi.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Baoji
Settlement.other_name: Pao-chi, Paochi, Paoki
Settlement.native_name: 宝鸡市
Settlement.native_name_lang: zh-Hans
Settlement.settlement_type: Prefecture-level city
Settlement.image_skyline: BaojiSkyline.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Baoji
Settlement.image_map: Location of Baoji Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Baoji Prefecture within Shaanxi
Settlement.coor_pinpoint: Baoji government
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Shaanxi
Settlement.seat_type: Municipal seat
Settlement.seat: Jintai District
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 2000 BC

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Official name: 宝鸡市
Country: China
Contains: Taibai County
Population: 3321853
Area: 18116.93
Elevation: 570
Time zone: UTC+08:00
Official website: www.baoji.gov.cn
Image: View from Zhonghua Shigu Park (中华石鼓园) on Baoji.jpg
Dialing code: 917
Licence plate code: 陕C

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twinned administrative body: Vladimir
Commons category: Baoji
topic's main category: Category:Baoji
postal code: 721000
inception: 1950-00-00
category of associated people: Category:People from Baoji

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections

Contents

Geography
History
Ancient trackways
Baoji Bronze Museum
Administrative divisions
Climate
Economy
Industrial Zone
Military
Transportation
Education
College
Sister cities
Japan{{flagicon|JPN}}
Other countries
International agreements
See also
References
External links

Baoji (; ) is a prefecture-level city in western Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China. Since the early 1990s, Baoji has been the second largest city in Shaanxi.

==Geography== The prefecture-level city of Baoji had a population of 3,321,853 according to the 2020 Chinese census, inhabiting an area of . The built-up (or metro) area made of 3 urban districts had a population of 1,475,962 inhabitants as of the 2020 Chinese census, with Fengxiang District not yet conurbated. Surrounded on three sides by hills, Baoji is in a valley opening out to the east. Its location is strategic, controlling a pass on the Qin Mountains between the Wei River valley and the Jialing River.

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