Jinzhong

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 districts, largely conurbated.^[2]

Jinzhong 晋中市 Kinchung
Prefecture-level city
Hall of Great Accomplishment in the Confucious Temple of Pingyao
Location of Jinzhong City jurisdiction in Shanxi
Jinzhong Location of the city center in Shanxi
Coordinates (Jinzhong municipal government): 37°41′17″N 112°45′09″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shanxi
County-level divisions	12
Municipal seat	Yuci District
Government
• Type	Prefecture-level city
• CPC Jinzhong Secretary	Zhang Pu (张璞)
• Mayor	Wu Qinghai (吴清海)
Area
• Prefecture-level city	16,408 km2 (6,335 sq mi)
• Urban [1]	2,361 km2 (912 sq mi)
• Metro	2,787 km2 (1,076 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census[2])
• Prefecture-level city	3,379,498
• Density	210/km2 (530/sq mi)
• Urban [1]	1,226,617
• Urban density	520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
• Metro	5,433,659
• Metro density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
GDP[3]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 146.9 billion US$ 23 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 43,461 US$ 6,954
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	030600
Area code	0354
ISO 3166 code	CN-SX-07
Licence plates	晋K
Administrative division code	140700
Website	sxjz.gov.cn

Jinzhong
Traditional Chinese	晉中
Simplified Chinese	晋中
Literal meaning	Central Jin
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jìnzhōng Wade–Giles Chin-chung

Yuci
Chinese	榆次
Literal meaning	Elm Place
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yúcì Wade–Giles Yu-tz‘u

History

Lingshi County was the location of the Nanshan Colliery disaster.

In 1999, the area was considered sufficiently urbanized that Jinzhong Prefecture became a prefecture-level city, with its former seat at Yuci becoming its county-level Yuci District.

Administrative divisions

Jinzhong is divided into the following county-level subdivisions:

Map
Yuci Taigu Yushe County Zuoquan County Heshun County Xiyang County Shouyang County Qi County Pingyao County Lingshi County Jiexiu (city)
Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2003 est.)	Area (km2)	Density (/km2)
Yuci District	榆次区	Yúcì Qū	530,000	1,327	399
Taigu District	太谷区	Tàigǔ Qū	280,000	1,034	271
Jiexiu City	介休市	Jièxiū Shì	380,000	743	511
Yushe County	榆社县	Yúshè Xiàn	140,000	1,651	85
Zuoquan County	左权县	Zuǒquán Xiàn	160,000	2,028	79
Heshun County	和顺县	Héshùn Xiàn	140,000	2,251	62
Xiyang County	昔阳县	Xīyáng Xiàn	230,000	1,943	118
Shouyang County	寿阳县	Shòuyáng Xiàn	210,000	2,111	99
Qi County	祁县	Qí Xiàn	260,000	854	304
Pingyao County	平遥县	Píngyáo Xiàn	490,000	1,260	389
Lingshi County	灵石县	Língshí Xiàn	240,000	1,206	199

Climate

Jinzhong has a continental, monsoon-influenced semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk),^[4] with cold and very dry winters, and hot, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −5.5 °C (22.1 °F) in January to 24.2 °C (75.6 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 10.39 °C (50.7 °F). Typifying the influence of the East Asian Monsoon, over two-thirds of the annual 388 millimetres (15.3 in) of precipitation occurs from June to September.

Climate data for Jinzhong (Yuci District), 1981–2010
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	12.4 (54.3)	19.3 (66.7)	28.2 (82.8)	37.1 (98.8)	35.6 (96.1)	39.6 (103.3)	39.5 (103.1)	36.3 (97.3)	35.8 (96.4)	28.5 (83.3)	23.6 (74.5)	16.0 (60.8)	39.6 (103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	1.9 (35.4)	5.8 (42.4)	11.9 (53.4)	20.0 (68.0)	25.6 (78.1)	29.3 (84.7)	30.4 (86.7)	28.5 (83.3)	24.1 (75.4)	17.9 (64.2)	9.7 (49.5)	3.2 (37.8)	17.4 (63.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−5.5 (22.1)	−1.5 (29.3)	4.6 (40.3)	12.6 (54.7)	18.5 (65.3)	22.4 (72.3)	24.2 (75.6)	22.4 (72.3)	17.3 (63.1)	10.7 (51.3)	2.7 (36.9)	−3.7 (25.3)	10.4 (50.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−11.2 (11.8)	−7.4 (18.7)	−1.6 (29.1)	5.4 (41.7)	11.4 (52.5)	15.9 (60.6)	18.9 (66.0)	17.4 (63.3)	11.8 (53.2)	4.9 (40.8)	−2.7 (27.1)	−8.9 (16.0)	4.5 (40.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−21.0 (−5.8)	−20.6 (−5.1)	−15.7 (3.7)	−7.0 (19.4)	0.3 (32.5)	7.1 (44.8)	11.6 (52.9)	9.2 (48.6)	−0.2 (31.6)	−6.9 (19.6)	−18.2 (−0.8)	−22.3 (−8.1)	−22.3 (−8.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.0 (0.08)	3.3 (0.13)	9.9 (0.39)	21.0 (0.83)	37.2 (1.46)	52.2 (2.06)	81.9 (3.22)	87.8 (3.46)	54.0 (2.13)	27.0 (1.06)	9.9 (0.39)	1.7 (0.07)	387.9 (15.28)
Average relative humidity (%)	47	45	44	42	48	56	67	71	69	62	55	50	55
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5]

Transportation

• Taiyuan–Jiaozuo Railway

Culture

The prefecture-level city houses several Shanxi Courtyard Houses, businessmen's residences lauded as outstanding civilian residences.

Yuci District is increasingly connected to nearby Taiyuan, whose built-up area was home to 3,848,151 people in 2010.

Demographics

According to the Seventh National Census in 2020, the city’s Permanent Population (hukou) was 3,379,498,^[6] with males accounting for 50.89% and females for 49.11%. In the age structure, 16.42% are aged 0–14, 64.62% are aged 15–59, 18.96% are over 60, and 12.99% are over 65.^[7]

Sister Cities

• Jinhua, Zhejiang
• Szolnok, Hungary
• Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam
• Vals, Austria
• Provins, Île-de-France, France
• Luang Prabang, Laos