Pingdingshan

Pingdingshan
Pingdingshan; 平顶山; Ying Cheng
	Prefectur-level ceity
	平顶山市
	Eik-name(s): Eagle Ceity
	Pingdingshan in Henan
	Pingdingshan Location in China
	Coordinates: 33°44′N 113°18′E / 33.733°N 113.300°E
Kintra	Cheenae
Province	Henan
Govrenment
• Secretary o Municipal Committee o the CPC	Deng Yongjian
Area
• Total	7882 km2 (3,043 sq mi)
Population (2000)
• Total	5,200,000
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart)
Postal code	467000
Area code(s)	375
GDP	¥5,656 per capita (2000)
Major Naitionalities	Han, Hui
Coonty-level diveesions	10
Tounship-level diveesions	124
License plate prefixes	豫D
Website	http://www.pds.gov.cn

Pingdingshan (simplifeed Cheenese: 平顶山; traditeeonal Cheenese: 平頂山; pinyin: Píngdǐngshān; Postal cairt spellin: Pingtingshan), kent as the Eagle Ceity an aw, wi approximately 5.2 million indwallers is a prefectur-level ceity in central Henan province, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae.

Geografie

It borders the provincial caipital o Zhengzhou tae the north, Xuchang an Luohe tae the east, Zhumadian tae the sootheast, Nanyang tae the sooth, an Luoyang tae the wast.

History

Pingdingshan wis foondit in 1957. In Cheenese, Pingdingshan means 'flat muntain'; The ceity is named efter a nearby plateau which haes a very flat tap. The reason for the ceity's "Eagle Ceity" nickname can be traced back tae twa thoosand years ago durin the Ware an Hairst Annals. Thare wis a smaa kintra ryal named Ying that lived aroond Pingdingshan. In auncient times, the wird "Ying" meant Eagle, tharefore fowk caw Pingdingshan the Eagle Ceity an aw.

Admeenistration

The prefectur-level ceity o Pingdingshan admeenisters 4 destricts, 2 coonty-level ceeties an 4 coonties.

Xinhua Destrict (新华区) Aurie: 157 km²，Population: 360 thoosand, Post code: 467002
Weidong Destrict (卫东区) Aurie: 103 km²，Population: 290 thoosand, Post code: 467021
Zhanhe Destrict (湛河区) Aurie: 124 km²，Population: 220 thoosand, Post code: 467000
Shilong Destrict (石龙区) Aurie: 35 km²，Population: 60 thoosand, Post code: 467045
Ruzhou Ceity (汝州市) Aurie: 1573 km²，Population: 960 thoosand, Post code: 467500
Wugang Ceity (舞钢市) Aurie: 640 km²，Population: 310 thoosand, Post code: 462500
Lushan Coonty (鲁山县) Aurie: 2406 km²，Population: 830 thoosand, Post code: 467002
Baofeng Coonty (宝丰县) Aurie: 722 km²，Population: 480 thoosand, Post code: 467400
Ye Coonty (叶县) Aurie: 1387 km²，Population: 820 thoosand, Post code: 467200
Jia Coonty (郏县) Aurie: 727 km²，Population: 560 thoosand, Post code: 467100

Colleges an varsities

Heich schuils

Twin towns — Sister ceeties

Pingdingshan, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae is twinned wi:

Syzran, Roushie (11/28/2000) ^[2]

Economy

Pingdingshan haes been identified bi the Economist Intelligence Unit in the November 2010 Access Cheenae White Paper as a member o the CHAMPS (Chongqing, Hefei, Anshan, Maanshan, Pingdingshan an Shenyang), an economic profile o the tap 20 emergin ceeties in Cheenae.^[3]

Tourism Spots

Pingdingshan thrush Valley A Naitional "AAA" ratit scenic spot an a major tourist attraction in Henan. It is named efter the mony thrushes breedin here. The scenic aurie is a tot o 30 square kilometers. Thare are numerous attractions sic as cuckoo loch, an aurie kent as "the pocket o the Three Gorges.
Yaoshan A naitional "AAAA" ratit scenic spot. Locatit nearby in Lushan Coonty. Oreeginally kent as Yaoshan Shirenshan. Home tae the Spring Temple Buddha, the lairgest statue in the warld, biggit in 2002.

References

↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 15 Mairch 2010. Retrieved 1 Juin 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Sister city relationship Syzran" (in Roushien). Archived frae the original on 26 September 2012. The Government of the Samara region
↑ "THE RISE OF THE 'CHAMPS' - NEW REPORT MAPS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN CHINA'S FASTEST GROWING CITIES". Archived frae the original on 6 Apryle 2012. Retrieved 1 Juin 2013.

Freemit airtins

Pingdingshan Municipal Fowk's Govrenment (in Simplified Cheenese)
Pingdingshan Information Portal Archived 2013-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
Pingdingshan News Network Archived 2010-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
Pingdingshan Economic Network Archived 2009-06-07 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 15 Mairch 2010. Retrieved 1 Juin 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Sister city relationship Syzran" (in Roushien). Archived frae the original on 26 September 2012. The Government of the Samara region

[3] "THE RISE OF THE 'CHAMPS' - NEW REPORT MAPS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN CHINA'S FASTEST GROWING CITIES". Archived frae the original on 6 Apryle 2012. Retrieved 1 Juin 2013.

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