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Jining, Shandong

 
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Jining
济宁
—  Prefecture-level city  —
Chinese transcription(s)
 - Simplified 济宁
 - Traditional 濟寧
 - Pinyin Jìníng
Country China
Province Shandong
County-level divisions 12
Township-level divisions
City seat Shizhong District
(35°24′N 116°34′E / 35.4°N 116.567°E / 35.4; 116.567)
Government
 - CPC Secretary
 - Mayor Zhang Zhen Chuan (张振川)
Area
 - Total 10,685 km2 (4,125.5 sq mi)
Population
 - Total 8,022,900
 - Density 750.9/km2 (1,944.7/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s) 537
GDP
GDP per capita
License Plate Prefix 鲁H

Jining (simplified Chinese: 济宁traditional Chinese: 濟寧pinyin: Jìníng) is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It borders Heze to the southwest, Zaozhuang to the southeast, Tai'an to the northeast, and the provinces of Henan and Jiangsu to the northwest and south respectively. Jining, which is located right to the north of the Lake Nanyang (simplified Chinese: pinyin: Nányáng ), is today the northernmost city reachable by navigation on the Grand Canal of China.

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Administration

The prefecture-level city of Jining administers 12 county-level divisions, including 2 district, 3 county-level cities and 7 counties.

Economy

Jining is situated in a coal mining area in the South-West of Shandong. Jining is an industrial city. Jining has a coal-fired power station, the Jining Power Plant. The city is served by Jining Airport.

Notable people

  • Confucius (551 – 479 BC), central Chinese thinker, founder of Confucianism
  • Zengcius (505 BC - 436 BC), Chinese philosopher and author, principle lineage protector and promoter of Confucianism
  • Mencius (372 – 289 BC), Chinese thinker, a principle interpreter of Confucianism

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