Taiyuan

Taiyuan 太原市
Prefectur-level ceety
Clockwise frae tap: Dountoun Taiyuan, The east pagoda in Twin Pagoda Temple, Jinci Temple, Longtan Pairk.
Eik-name(s):  Bingzhou (并州); Jinyang (晋阳); Dragon City (龙城)
Taiyuan (reid) in Shanxi (orange)
Taiyuan Location o the ceety center in Shanxi
Coordinates: 37°52′10″N 112°33′37″E
Kintra	Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
Province	Shanxi
Govrenment
• Pairty Secretar	Wu Zhenglong
• Mayor	Geng Yanbo 耿彦波
Area
• Prefectur-level ceety	6,959 km2 (2,687 sq mi)
• Urban	1,460 km2 (560 sq mi)
Elevation	800 m (2,600 ft)
Highest elevation	2670 m (8,760 ft)
Lowest elevation	760 m (2,490 ft)
Population  (2010 census)
• Prefectur-level ceety	4,201,591
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
• Urban	3,212,500
• Urban density	2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart)
Postal code	030000
Area code(s)	351
GDP	¥ 177.8 billion (2010)
GDP per capita	¥ 50,802 (2010)
Major Nationalities	Han
Licence plates	晋A
Admeenistrative diveesion code	140100
ISO 3166-2	CN-14-01
Website	taiyuan.gov.cn

Taiyuan (Cheenese: 太原; pinyin: Tàiyuán [tʰaɪ̂ɥɛ̌n]), cried Bing (并) or Jinyang (晋阳) an aa, is the caipital an lairgest ceety o North China's Shanxi province.

Internaitional relations

Taiyuan haes a friendship pairin wi the follaeing ceeties:

• Launceston, Tasmanie, Australie
• Douala, Cameroon
• Chemnitz, Germany
• Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan
• Saratov, Syktyvkar, Roushie
• Newcastle upon Tyne, Unitit Kinrick
• Nashville, USA