Kunming

Kunming is a Chinese city. It is in Yunnan province.

Kunming 昆明市
Prefecture-level city
From top, left to right: Downtown Kunming, Dian Lake, Beijing Road, Kunming Golden Horse Memorial Archway, Kunming Dianchi International Convention and Exhibition Center
Nickname(s):  City of Eternal Spring Tuodong City, Yachi Fu, Yunnanfu
Location of Kunming City jurisdiction in Yunnan
Kunming Location in China
Coordinates (Yunnan People's Government): 25°02′47″N 102°42′34″E
Country	China
Province	Yunnan
County-level divisions	14
Township divisions	137
Settled	c. 279 BC[source?]
City seat	Chenggong
Admin units	List Chenggong Panlong Wuhua Guandu Xishan Dongchuan Anning Jinning Fumin Yiliang Songming Shilin Luquan Xundian
Government
• Type	Prefecture-level city
• Body	Kunming Municipal People's Congress
• CCP Secretary	Liu Hongting
• Congress Chairman	Yan Zhengxiao
• Mayor	Liu Jiachen
• CPPCC Chairman	Xiong Ruili
Area
• Prefecture-level city	21,473 km2 (8,291 sq mi)
• Urban	4,013 km2 (1,549 sq mi)
• Metro	2,622 km2 (1,012 sq mi)
Elevation	1,892 m (6,207 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Prefecture-level city	8,460,088
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
• Urban	5,950,578
• Urban density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
• Metro	5,604,310
• Metro density	2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
• Rank in China	16th
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	650000
Area code	0871
ISO 3166 code	CN-YN-01
License plate prefixes	云A
GDP (PPP) (2014)	$88.631 billion[2]
GDP (PPP) per capita (2014)	$13,418[2]
City flower	Camellia japonica
City tree	Magnolia denudata
Home to	Karst wonders
Website	www.km.gov.cn

Kunming
"Kūnmíng" in Chinese characters
Chinese	昆明
Literal meaning	(transcription of an ancient tribal name)
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Kūnmíng Bopomofo [ㄎㄨㄣ   ㄇㄧㄥˊ] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 1: ㄎ) (help) Gwoyeu Romatzyh Kuenming Wade–Giles Kʽun1-ming2 IPA [kʰwə́n.mǐŋ] Wu Romanization Khuen1min1 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gwān-mìhng IPA [kʷɐ́n.mȅŋ] Jyutping Gwan1-ming4 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Khun-bêng

Former names
Yunnan-Fu
Traditional Chinese	雲南府
Simplified Chinese	云南府
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yúnnánfǔ Wade–Giles Yün-nan Fu IPA [yn.nǎn.fù]

As of 2020, 4,443,000 people live in the city.^[3]

The Laos-China Railway finished its construction in 2021.^[4]