Jinchang
Sign in to saveJinchang () is a prefecture-level city in the centre of Gansu province, People's Republic of China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north. As of the 2020 Chinese census, its population was 438,026 inhabitants, of which 260,385 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of the Jinchuan District.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Jinchang is referenced by 514 other articles, and connects out to pinyin, Alxa League and list of current and former capitals of subdivisions of China.
The entry is geolocated on the map in adm2nd_region, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Jinchang, National Civilized City and Prefecture-level divisions of Gansu.
Its subject is documented across 42 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Jinchang
- Settlement.native_name
- 金昌市
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- zh
- Settlement.nickname
- 'Nickel Capital' ()
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Prefecture-level city
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 20060423105630.jpg
- Settlement.image_map
- Location of Jinchang Prefecture within Gansu (China).png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Jinchang City jurisdiction in Gansu
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Gansu#China
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of the city centre in Gansu
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- People's Republic of China
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gansu
- Settlement.seat_type
- Municipal seat
- Settlement.seat
- Jinchuan District
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 7575
- Settlement.area_urban_km2
- 3067
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- 金昌市
- Population
- 438026
- Area
- 7548.98
- Official website
- www.jc.gansu.gov.cn
- Image
- 20060423105630.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0935
- Licence plate code
- 甘C
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- postal code
- 737100
- Commons category
- Jinchang
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Transportation
- History
- History of City Establishment
- Administration
- Climate
- Economy
- Tourism
- References
- External links
Jinchang () is a prefecture-level city in the centre of Gansu province, People's Republic of China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north. As of the 2020 Chinese census, its population was 438,026 inhabitants, of which 260,385 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of the Jinchuan District.
== Geography == Jinchang City is located in central Gansu province, west of the Yellow River, north of the Qilian Mountains, and south of the Alashan Plateau. The southwest of the city borders Qinghai Province and the northwest borders Inner Mongolia. The area is .
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jinchang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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2 mapped locations