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Guangyuan () is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, China, bordering the provinces of Shaanxi to the northeast and Gansu to the northwest. Guangyuan City is located on the northern edge of the Sichuan Basin, on the upper reaches of the Jialing River, and is the junction of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. The city has a population of 2,305,657 as of the 2020 census. By the end of 2024, the registered population of the city will be 2,893,700. Among them, the urban population is 814,800 and the rural population is 2.078,800, accounting for 28.2% and 71.8% of the total population re

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Settlement.name
Guangyuan
Settlement.native_name
广元市
Settlement.native_name_lang
zh-Hans
Settlement.settlement_type
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.image_skyline
Guangyuan Expressway.jpg
Settlement.image_map
Sichuan subdivisions - Guangyuan.svg
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Guangyuan in Sichuan
Settlement.pushpin_map
China Sichuan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of the city center in Sichuan
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Sichuan
Settlement.seat_type
Municipal seat
Settlement.seat
Lizhou District
Settlement.area_total_km2
16313.78

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Official name
广元市
Population
2305657
Area
16318.71
Official website
www.cngy.gov.cn
Image
Guangyuan skyline.jpg
Dialing code
839
Licence plate code
川H
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postal code
628000
Commons category
Guangyuan
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Guangyuan () is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, China, bordering the provinces of Shaanxi to the northeast and Gansu to the northwest. Guangyuan City is located on the northern edge of the Sichuan Basin, on the upper reaches of the Jialing River, and is the junction of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. The city has a population of 2,305,657 as of the 2020 census. By the end of 2024, the registered population of the city will be 2,893,700. Among them, the urban population is 814,800 and the rural population is 2.078,800, accounting for 28.2% and 71.8% of the total population respectively.

Located roughly between the provincial capitals Chengdu, Lanzhou, Xi'an and Chongqing municipality, it is considered the northern gateway to Sichuan. It is an ancient city, notable for its relics and tombs.

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