Yulin, Guangxi
Sign in to saveYulin, alternately romanized as Watlam, is one of the fourteen prefecture-level cities of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. Its Chinese name was changed in 1956 from the historical name "鬱林", which is homophonous in Standard Mandarin, but different in the local dialect of Yue Chinese; "鬱" is while "玉" is. The former romanization follows the pronunciation of the historical name in Yue Chinese. Its built-up area is made of two urban districts, and Beiliu City was home to 2,438,467 inhabitants as of 2020 census. By the end of 2024, the city's resident population is 5,804,200, including 3,051,10 million in urban areas.
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Place details
- Locality
- 玉林市
- Region
- 广西壮族自治区
- Country
- 中国
- Population
- 1,056,743
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
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Key facts
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Autonomous region
- Guangxi
- Municipal seat
- Yuzhou District
- Prefecture level city
- 12,828 km (4,953 sq mi)
- Urban
- 1,237 km (478 sq mi)
- Metro
- 3,689.4 km (1,424.5 sq mi)
- Density
- 451.88/km (1,170.4/sq mi)
- Urban density
- 991.8/km (2,569/sq mi)
- Metro density
- 660.94/km (1,711.8/sq mi)
- Per capita
- CN¥ 35,639, US$ 5,524
- Time zone
- UTC+8 ( China Standard )
- Area code
- 0775
- Iso 3166 code
- CN-GX-09
- Website
- yulin .gov .cn
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- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- 玉林市
- Country
- China
- Located in
- Guangxi
- Contains
- Yuzhou District
- Population
- 5796766
- Area
- 12824.18
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Official website
- www.yulin.gov.cn
- Image
- 鬱林 清寧路 教育中路 2013.jpg
- Dialing code
- 775
- Licence plate code
- 桂K
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- twinned administrative body
- Zaragoza
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- Yulin, Guangxi
- postal code
- 537000
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- Category:Yulin, Guangxi
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Yulin, Guangxi
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- Yulin
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Encyclopedic overview
Yulin (Chinese: 玉林; pinyin: Yùlín; lit. 'Jade Forest', 鬱林), alternately romanized as Watlam, is one of the fourteen prefecture-level cities of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. Its Chinese name was changed in 1956 from the historical name "鬱林" (pinyin: Yùlín; lit. 'Dense Forest'), which is homophonous in Standard Mandarin, but different in the local dialect of Yue Chinese; "鬱" is [uat˥] while "玉" is [ȵok˨]. The former romanization follows the pronunciation of the historical name in Yue Chinese. Its built-up area is made of two urban districts, and Beiliu City was home to 2,438,467 inhabitants as of 2020 census. By the end of 2024, the city's resident population is 5,804,200, including 3,051,10 million in urban areas.
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