Xiamen

Xiamen (UK: /ʃ(j)ɑːˈmɛn/ sh(y)ah-MEN, US: /-ˈmʌn/ -⁠MUN; simplified Chinese: 厦门; traditional Chinese: 廈門; pinyin: Xiàmén), also known as Amoy is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China. It is beside the Taiwan Strait.

Xiamen 厦门市 Amoy
Prefecture-level and Sub-provincial city
From top, left to right: Xiamen's CBD, Xiamen University, Gulangyu Island, South Putuo Temple, beach on Gulangyu Island, and Haicang Bridge
Motto(s):  温馨城市·海上花园 (Comfortable city, oceanfront garden)
Location of Xiamen City jurisdiction in Fujian
Xiamen Location in China
Coordinates (Xiamen municipal government): 24°28′47″N 118°05′20″E
Country	China
Province	Fujian
Municipal seat	Siming District
County-level divisions	6 districts
Government
• Type	Sub-provincial city
• Body	Xiamen Municipal People's Congress
• CCP Secretary	Cui Yonghui
• Congress Chairman	Yang Guohao
• Mayor	.
• CPPCC Chairman	.
Area
• Prefecture-level and Sub-provincial city	1,700.61 km2 (656.61 sq mi)
• Urban	1,700.61 km2 (656.61 sq mi)
• Metro	4,290.84 km2 (1,656.70 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Prefecture-level and Sub-provincial city	5,163,970
• Density	3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
• Urban	5,163,970
• Urban density	3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
• Metro	7,284,148
• Metro density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
• Major nationalities	Han: 96% Manchu: 2% Hui: 2% Mongolian: 0.3%
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	361000
Area code	592
ISO 3166 code	CN-FJ-02
GDP	2021
- Total	CNY 703.389 billion (US$109.027 billion)
- Per capita	CNY 134,491 (US$20,847)（2021）
- Growth	8.1%
License plate prefixes	闽D
Language	Standard Mandarin (official), Xiamen Min Nan (local vernacular)
Website	www.xm.gov.cn

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Notable people

• Un Seng Chong, or Yin Chengzong, a Chinese pianist and composer born in Xiamen

International relations

Consulates

Singapore, Philippines and Thailand has consulates in Xiamen.^[2]

Sister cities

Source^[3]

• Cardiff, Wales (1983-3-31)
• Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan (1983-10-28)
• Cebu, Philippines (1984-10-26)
• Baltimore, Maryland, US (1985-11-7)
• Wellington, New Zealand (1987-6-23)
• George Town, Penang, Malaysia (1993-11-10)
• Sunshine Coast, Australia (1999-9-28)
• Kaunas, Lithuania (2001-3-11)
• Guadalajara, Mexico (2003-8-15)
• Zoetermeer, Netherlands (2005-7-14)
• Surabaya, Indonesia (2006-6-24)
• Mokpo, South Jeolla, South Korea (2007-7-25)
• Sarasota, Florida, US (2007-11-9) (Sister City of Siming District)
• Marathon, Greece (2009-1-4)
• Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (2010-11-11)
• Richmond, British Columbia, Canada (2012-4-27)
• Dushanbe, Tajikistan (2013-6-20)
• Nice, France (2014-5-22)
• Phuket, Thailand (2017-5-11)
• İzmir, Turkey (2018-1-18)
• Netanya, Israel (2022-1-18)

Friendly exchange cities

Source^[4]

• Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan (1995-11-20)
• Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea (2002-8-27)
• Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, South Korea (2007-11-22)
• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain (2008-7-18)
• Miami, Florida, US (2010-11-12)
• Stolp in Pommern, Poland (2011-9-8)
• Negeri Sembilan, including Kelang, Malaysia (2011-10-18)
• Markham, Ontario, Canada (2012-7-22)
• Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia (2013-4-23)
• Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil (2013-9-11)
• Narva, Ida-Viru, Estonia (2015-10-20) (Friendly exchange city of Tong'an District)
• Pécs, Baranya, Hungary (2017-5-25) (Friendly exchange city of Haicang District)
• Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil (2021-11-29)
• Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile (2022-4-6)
• Abidjan, Ivory Coast (2022- -)