Pingcheng District (simplified Chinese: 平城区; traditional Chinese: 平城區; pinyin: Píngchéng Qū), formerly known as Chengqu (城区; 城區; Chéngqū) or Cheng District is a district of Datong, Shanxi, China. As of 2002, it had a population of 560,000 living in an area of 46.129 km2 (17.811 sq mi).
Pingcheng
平城区 | |
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  Pingcheng Location in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates (Pingcheng District government): 40°04′32″N 113°17′53″E / 40.07556°N 113.29806°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Datong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.129 km2 (17.811 sq mi) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
| • Total | 1,105,699 |
| • Density | 24,000/km2 (62,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | dtcqzf |
Most of the urbanized area of Datong is in this district. In 2020 the district had 807,000 people.[2]
References edit
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
- ^ Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ Su, Jiede (2020-10-10). "In Datong, a Crumbling Legacy of China's Most Extreme Urban Makeover". Retrieved 2020-10-16.
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