Liupanshui

Liupanshui () is a city in western Guizhou province, People's Republic of China. The name Liupanshui combines the first character from the names of each of the city's three constituent counties: Liuzhi, Panzhou, Shuicheng. As a prefecture-level city with an area of , Liupanshui had a total population of over 2,830,000 in 2006, making it the second largest in the province, though only 251,900 inhabitants were urban residents. The city is known locally as "The Cool City" or "Cool Capital" due to its low average summer temperature.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Liupanshui
Settlement.settlement_type: Prefecture-level city
Settlement.native_name: 六盘水市
Settlement.native_name_lang: zh-Hans
Settlement.image_skyline: Liupanshui.jpg
Settlement.image_map: Location of Liupanshui Prefecture within Guizhou (China).png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Liupanshui Prefecture within Guizhou
Settlement.pushpin_map: Guizhou#Southwest China
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: Location of the city center in Guizhou
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Guizhou
Settlement.seat_type: Municipal seat
Settlement.seat: Zhongshan District
Settlement.area_total_km2: 9926
Settlement.population_as_of: 2006
Settlement.population_total: 2,830,000

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History
Administrative divisions
Ethnic groups
Climate
Transportation
Rail
Air
Tourism
Cuisine
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Demographics
See also
References

==History== The general area is significant as the seat of the historic Yelang political entity, a confederation of tribes that dominated parts of modern-day Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. The city was established in 1978 as a prefecture-level municipality.

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