Anshan
prefecture-level city in Liaoning, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anshan (Chinese: 鞍山; pinyin: Ānshān; literally: "saddle mountain") is an inland prefecture-level city in central-southeast Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. It is located about 92 kilometres (57 miles) south of the provincial capital of Shenyang. As of the 2020 census, it was Liaoning's third most populous city with a population of 3,325,372 people. It has an area of about 9,270 km2 (3,580 sq mi) spanning 133 km (83 mi) from east to the west.
Anshan
鞍山市 | |
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 Shengli Plaza | |
.png) Location of Anshan City jurisdiction in Liaoning | |
  Anshan Location of the city centre in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates (Anshan municipal government): 41°06′29″N 122°59′38″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Municipal seat | Tiedong District |
| Districts and Counties | List
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| Government | |
| • Party Secretary | Wang Shiwei |
| • Mayor | Wu Zhongqiong |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 9,270 km2 (3,580 sq mi) |
| • Land | 8,563 km2 (3,306 sq mi) |
| • Water | 689 km2 (266 sq mi) 7.4% |
| • Urban | 794.9 km2 (306.9 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,997.8 km2 (1,543.6 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,141 m (3,743 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 3,325,372 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,543,696 |
| • Urban density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,712,789 |
| • Metro density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 114010 |
| Area code | 412 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-LN-03 |
| Licence plates | 辽C |
| Administrative division code | 210300 |
| Website | Anshan.gov.cn |
The city's name came from the horse saddle-like shape of a nearby mountain south of the city. Anshan is home to the Anshan Iron and Steel Group, one of the largest steel makers in China. Anshan holds one-third of the world's supply of talcum[3] and a quarter of the world's reserves of magnesite.[3] Anshan also produced the largest ever jade stone, now a local tourist attraction carved as a Buddha statue.[3]
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