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Yangquan
Sign in to saveYangquan ( ) is a prefecture-level city in the east of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the east. Known as "Rippling Spring" in ancient times, it lies on the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau and the western side of the Taihang Mountains. Yangquan occupies a total area of . According to the 2020 census, Yangquan had a population of 1,318,505, of which 1,037,456 lived in the built-up (or metro) area consists of 3 urban districts plus Pingding County. Yangquan is a new industrial city in Shanxi province. It belongs to the warm temperate semi-humid continen
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Yangquan
- Settlement.other_name
- Yangchuan
- Settlement.native_name
- 阳泉市
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- zh-Hans
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Prefecture-level city
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 阳泉网通大厦.jpg
- Settlement.image_map
- Location of Yangquan Prefecture within Shanxi (China).png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Yangquan City jurisdiction in Shanxi
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- Shanxi
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- Location of the city centre in Shanxi
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- right
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- 240
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- People's Republic of China
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- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Shanxi
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Districts
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- 3
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- 阳泉市
- Country
- China
- Contains
- Pingding County
- Population
- 1318505
- Area
- 4558.93
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Shares border with
- Jinzhong
- Official website
- www.yq.gov.cn
- Image
- 阳泉市中心.JPG
- Dialing code
- 353
- Licence plate code
- 晋C
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- Yangquan
- postal code
- 045000
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- Category:People from Yangquan
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Yangquan ( ) is a prefecture-level city in the east of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the east. Known as "Rippling Spring" in ancient times, it lies on the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau and the western side of the Taihang Mountains. Yangquan occupies a total area of . According to the 2020 census, Yangquan had a population of 1,318,505, of which 1,037,456 lived in the built-up (or metro) area consists of 3 urban districts plus Pingding County. Yangquan is a new industrial city in Shanxi province. It belongs to the warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate zone. Yangquan City covers two counties and three districts.
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