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Tongchuan () is a prefecture-level city located in central Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China on the southern fringe of the Loess Plateau that defines the northern half of the province (Shanbei) and the northern reaches of the Guanzhong Plain.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Tongchuan
Settlement.other_name
Tungchwan
Settlement.native_name
铜川市
Settlement.native_name_lang
zh-Hans
Settlement.settlement_type
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.image_skyline
Skyline of Rivercross, Tongchuan, Shaanxi, Dec 2 2023.jpg
Settlement.image_map
Location of Tongchuan Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Tongchuan Prefecture within Shaanxi
Settlement.coor_pinpoint
Tongchuan municipal 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
Yaozhou District
Settlement.area_total_km2
3882
Settlement.population_as_of
2010
Settlement.population_total
834437

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Economy
  • Climate
  • Administrative divisions
  • Transportation
  • Tourism
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Tongchuan () is a prefecture-level city located in central Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China on the southern fringe of the Loess Plateau that defines the northern half of the province (Shanbei) and the northern reaches of the Guanzhong Plain.

==Economy== Tongchuan’s main industries are coal, building materials, machinery, textile and chemical and aluminium industry. Pottery and porcelain, with Yaozhou Kiln products are particularly well known. Tongchuan also produces medicines and food products.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tongchuan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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