Mianyang
Sign in to saveMianyang (; Sichuanese romanization: Mien-iang; formerly known as Mienchow, ; Sichuanese romanization: Miencheo; ) is the second largest prefecture-level city of Sichuan province in Southwestern China. It borders Nanchong City to the east, Suining City to the south, Deyang City to the southwest, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture to the west, Gansu Province to the north, and Guangyuan City to the northeast. Located in north-central Sichuan covering an area of consisting of Jiangyou, a county-level city, five counties, and three urban districts. At the end of 2024 and the beginning of
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- Mianyang
- Settlement.other_name
- Miencheo, Mienchow, Mien-yong
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- 绵阳市
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- Settlement.settlement_type
- Prefecture-level city
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- Clockwise from top: The view of Mianyang City from Fule Park, Yuewang Mansion at night, Night scene along Fujiang River in Mianyang City, Ziyun Pavilion in Xishan Park of Mianyang
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- Location of Mianyang in Sichuan
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- Inception
- 201 BCE
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- Instance of
- big city
- Part of
- Eastern Sichuan
- Official name
- 绵阳市
- Country
- China
- Contains
- Jiangyou
- Population
- +4868243
- Area
- +20256.88
- Elevation
- +473
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Official website
- www.my.gov.cn
- Image
- Mianyang montage.jpg
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- Economy
- Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone
- Regional Nuclear Medical Imaging Data Center
- Education
- Higher education
- Basic education
- People
- Christianity
- Catholicism
- Protestantism
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Mianyang (; Sichuanese romanization: Mien-iang; formerly known as Mienchow, ; Sichuanese romanization: Miencheo; ) is the second largest prefecture-level city of Sichuan province in Southwestern China. It borders Nanchong City to the east, Suining City to the south, Deyang City to the southwest, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture to the west, Gansu Province to the north, and Guangyuan City to the northeast. Located in north-central Sichuan covering an area of consisting of Jiangyou, a county-level city, five counties, and three urban districts. At the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, the resident population will be 4.922 million, with an urbanization rate of 56.93%, an urban population of 2,802,100, and a rural population of 2.1199 million.
== History == Mianyang, which was known as Fuxian (Fu County) in ancient times, also known as Fu County and Mianzho had advanced in agriculture during the Qin (221−206 BCE) and Han (206 BCE−220 CE) dynasties. It has a history of over 2,200 years since the Emperor Gaozu of Han established the first county in this area in 201 BCE. Due to its advantageous location, it had always been a town of great military importance and formed a natural defence for Chengdu.