Kunming
Kunming is a Chinese city. It is in Yunnan province.
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昆明市 | |||||||
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From top, left to right: Downtown Kunming, Dian Lake, Beijing Road, Kunming Golden Horse Memorial Archway, Kunming Dianchi International Convention and Exhibition Center | |||||||
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 Location of Kunming City jurisdiction in Yunnan | |||||||
| Coordinates (Yunnan People's Government): 25°02′47″N 102°42′34″E / 25.0464°N 102.7094°ECoordinates: 25°02′47″N 102°42′34″E / 25.0464°N 102.7094°E | |||||||
| Country | China | ||||||
| Province | Yunnan | ||||||
| County-level divisions | 14 | ||||||
| Township divisions | 137 | ||||||
| Settled | c. 279 BC | ||||||
| City seat | Chenggong | ||||||
| Admin units | List
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| 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 | 393.987/km2 (1,020.422/sq mi) | ||||||
| • Urban | 5,950,578 | ||||||
| • Urban density | 1,482.83/km2 (3,840.5/sq mi) | ||||||
| • Metro | 5,604,310 | ||||||
| • Metro density | 2,137.4/km2 (5,535.9/sq mi) | ||||||
| • Rank in China | 16th | ||||||
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) | ||||||
| Postal code | 650000 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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| "Kūnmíng" in Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 昆明 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | (transcription of an ancient tribal name) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yunnan-Fu | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 雲南府 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 云南府 | ||||||||||
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As of 2020, 4,443,000 people live in the city.[3]
The Laos-China Railway finished its construction in 2021.[4]
Kunming Media
Sutra Stone Pillar, Dali Kingdom period.
Maps of "Yun-nan-fou" and "Ta-li-fou" from Du Halde's 1736 Description of China, based on reports from Jesuit missionaries
Old Kunming quarter, containing the narrow and curved Sister Buildings (姊妹楼) behind the Victory Monument on Guanghua Jie, located across the street to the north of the old Bird and Flower Market
Flag and emblem of Kunming City from 1922 until 1949 under the Republic of China government.
The Flying Tigers and P-40 Warhawk in Kunming Air Base, 1944
An old wooden house and a modern skyscraper in the background
Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China
Map including Kunming (labeled as K'UN-MING (YÜNNANFU) 昆明) (AMS, 1954)
Dianchi Lake
Kunming at dawn, from the peak of Changchongshan (长虫山).
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Sources
- ↑ "China: Yúnnán (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Global Metro Monitor 2014". Brookings Institution. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ↑ "Kunming, China Metro Area Population 1950-2022". www.macrotrends.net. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ↑ "Laos-China railway opens. Who is going to benefit?". Christian Science Monitor. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
