Yuncheng
Sign in to saveYuncheng () is the southernmost prefecture-level city in Shanxi province, People's Republic of China. It borders Linfen and Jincheng municipalities to the north and east, and Henan (Luoyang and Jiyuan to the east, Sanmenxia to the south) and Shaanxi (Weinan) provinces to the east, south and west, respectively. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,774,508 inhabitants (5,134,779 in 2010), of whom 928,334 (680,036 in 2010) lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Yanhu District. One can note than Pinglu County, 205,080 inhabitants in the south, is now part of Sanmenxia built-up (or me
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Place details
- Locality
- 运城市
- Region
- 山西省
- Country
- 中国
- Population
- 680,036
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Yuncheng
- Settlement.native_name
- 运城市
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- zh-Hans
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Prefecture-level city
- Settlement.imagesize
- 290
- Settlement.image_caption
- Top to bottom, left to right: Haizhou Emperor Guan Temple, Yuncheng Salt Lake, Yuncheng Airport, Nanfeng Plaza
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- Location of Yuncheng Prefecture within Shanxi (China).png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Yuncheng City jurisdiction in Shanxi
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- Shanxi#Eastern China#China
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- right
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 240
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of the city center in Shanxi
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- prefecture
- Official name
- 运城地区
- Country
- China
- Contains
- Hejin
- Population
- +4774508
- Area
- +14182.78
- Elevation
- +370
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Official website
- www.yuncheng.gov.cn
- Image
- 關帝廟2.JPG
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Yuncheng () is the southernmost prefecture-level city in Shanxi province, People's Republic of China. It borders Linfen and Jincheng municipalities to the north and east, and Henan (Luoyang and Jiyuan to the east, Sanmenxia to the south) and Shaanxi (Weinan) provinces to the east, south and west, respectively. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,774,508 inhabitants (5,134,779 in 2010), of whom 928,334 (680,036 in 2010) lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Yanhu District. One can note than Pinglu County, 205,080 inhabitants in the south, is now part of Sanmenxia built-up (or metro) area.
Yuncheng is a city that was born and prospered from salt. It is named after the "City of Salt Luck". The city is historically associated with the Yuncheng Salt Lake (运城盐湖), one of the largest natural salt lakes in China, which has been exploited for thousands of years and provided a crucial economic foundation for the region. In ancient times, the salt from Yuncheng was an important source of revenue and even influenced regional trade routes, making the city a strategic economic center. Due to its geographical location, Yuncheng also serves as a gateway connecting Shanxi with Henan and Shaanxi, making it an important transportation and cultural hub in the Yellow River basin.