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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Jinchang
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- 金昌市
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- zh
- Settlement.nickname
- 'Nickel Capital' ()
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- Prefecture-level city
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- 20060423105630.jpg
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- Location of Jinchang Prefecture within Gansu (China).png
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- Location of Jinchang City jurisdiction in Gansu
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- Gansu#China
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- Location of the city centre in Gansu
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- People's Republic of China
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- 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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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 .