Jining, Shandong
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| Jining 济宁 |
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| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| - Simplified | 济宁 |
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| - Traditional | 濟寧 |
| - Pinyin | Jìníng |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Shandong |
| County-level divisions | 12 |
| Township-level divisions | |
| City seat | Shizhong District (35°24′N 116°34′E / 35.4°N 116.567°E) |
| Government | |
| - CPC Secretary | |
| - Mayor | Zhang Zhen Chuan (张振川) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 10,685 km2 (4,125.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 8,022,900 |
| - Density | 750.9/km2 (1,944.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 537 |
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| GDP per capita | |
| License Plate Prefix | 鲁H |
Jining (simplified Chinese: 济宁; traditional Chinese: 濟寧; pinyin: Jìníng) is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It borders Heze to the southwest, Zaozhuang to the southeast, Tai'an to the northeast, and the provinces of Henan and Jiangsu to the northwest and south respectively. Jining, which is located right to the north of the Lake Nanyang (simplified Chinese: 南阳湖; pinyin: Nányáng Hú), is today the northernmost city reachable by navigation on the Grand Canal of China.
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[edit] Administration
The prefecture-level city of Jining administers 12 county-level divisions, including 2 district, 3 county-level cities and 7 counties.
- Shizhong District (市中区)
- Rencheng District (任城区)
- Qufu City (曲阜市)
- Yanzhou City (兖州市)
- Zoucheng City (邹城市)
- Weishan County (微山县)
- Yutai County (鱼台县) - originally in Huxi prefecture
- Jinxiang County (金乡县) - originally in Huxi
- Jiaxiang County (嘉祥县) - originally in Huxi
- Wenshang County (汶上县)
- Sishui County (泗水县)
- Liangshan County (梁山县)
[edit] Economy
Jining is situated in a coal mining area in the South-West of Shandong. Jining is an industrial city. Jining has a coal-fired power station, the Jining Power Plant.
[edit] Notable people
- Confucius (551 – 479 BC), central Chinese thinker, founder of Confucianism
- Zengcius (505 BC - 436 BC), Chinese philosopher and author, principle lineage protector and promoter of Confucianism
- Mencius (372 – 289 BC), Chinese thinker, a principle interpreter of Confucianism
[edit] External links
- Government website of Jining (available in Chinese and English)
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