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Jinzhong, formerly Yuci, is a prefecture-level city in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the east. As of the 2020 census, its total population was 3,379,498 inhabitants of whom 1,226,617 lived in the Yuci and Taigu urban districts. However, 5,433,659 lived in the built-up (or metro) area of Taiyuan - Jinzhong made of Yuci district plus the 6 Taiyuan urban/built-up districts, largely conurbated.

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Settlement.name
Jinzhong
Settlement.other_name
Kinchung
Settlement.native_name
晋中市
Settlement.native_name_lang
zh-Hans
Settlement.settlement_type
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.image_skyline
Hall of Great Acomplishement in the Confucious Temple of Pingyao.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Hall of Great Accomplishment in the Confucious Temple of Pingyao
Settlement.image_map
Location of Jinzhong Prefecture within Shanxi (China).png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Jinzhong City jurisdiction in Shanxi
Settlement.pushpin_map
Shanxi
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of the city center in Shanxi
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
240
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Shanxi
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County-level divisions

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Wikidata facts

Official name
晋中市
Population
3379498
Area
16391.98
Official website
www.sxjz.gov.cn
Image
Buildings in Pingyao 2018-06-13 093324.jpg
Dialing code
354
Licence plate code
晋K
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Commons category
Jinzhong
postal code
030600
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Jinzhong, formerly Yuci, is a prefecture-level city in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the east. As of the 2020 census, its total population was 3,379,498 inhabitants of whom 1,226,617 lived in the Yuci and Taigu urban districts. However, 5,433,659 lived in the built-up (or metro) area of Taiyuan - Jinzhong made of Yuci district plus the 6 Taiyuan urban/built-up districts, largely conurbated.

==History== Lingshi County was the location of the Nanshan Colliery disaster.

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