Jinchang

For the former district of Suzhou, see Jinchang District.

Jinchang 金昌市
Prefecture-level city
Location of Jinchang City jurisdiction in Gansu
Coordinates:
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Gansu
Area
• Total	8,896 km2 (3,435 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	464,050
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

Jinchang (Chinese: 金昌; pinyin: Jīnchāng) is a prefecture-level city in the centre of Gansu province, People's Republic of China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north.

Geography and climate

Jinchang City is located in central Gansu province, west of the Yellow River, north of the Qilian Mountains, and south of the Alashan Plateau. The southwest of the city borders Qinghai Province and the northwest borders Inner Mongolia. The area is 8,896 km² (3,435 sq mi).

History

Jinchang has important archaeological sites from the stone age, a Western Han site, and sections of the Great Wall from the Han and Qing dynasties.

Administration

Jinchang has 1 urban district and 1 county with a total population of 464050； half of which is urban.

Map
Jinchuan Yongchang County
Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2004 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
Jinchuan District	金川区	Jīnchuān Qū	200,000	3,017	66
Yongchang County	永昌县	Yǒngchāng Xiàn	250,000	5,879	43

Economy

The 2002 GDP was 4.5 billion RMB. The average urban income was 8,233 RMB while rural was 3,051 RMB. Agriculture and natural resource based industries are the key to Jinchang's economy. It is called China's "Nickel Capital" and has an abundance of other mineral resources including quartz, iron, manganese, copper, cobalt, zinc, gold, tungsten, limestone, etc. Here placed Jinchuan Group. The installation of a solar farm in the western part of Jinchang with a rated capacity of 1 GW and of a solar production facility with 300 MW capacity has been announced in May 2012.

Vegetable oil is its primary agricultural product.

Transportation

Jinchang is served by the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway and the Jinchang Jinchuan Airport, opened in August 2011.

Tourism

Cultural sites such as the Han and Qing dynasty Great Walls are popular tourist sites. The relatively undeveloped natural environment is also a draw for tourists.

External links

• (Chinese) Official site