Jinzhong

Jinzhong
—  Prefecture-level city  —
晋中
Chinese transcription(s)
- Simplified	晋中
- Traditional
- Pinyin	Jìnzhōng
Location of Jinzhong Prefecture within Shanxi
Country	China
Province	Shanxi
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Website	http://www.sxjz.gov.cn/

Jinzhong (Chinese: 晋中; pinyin: Jìnzhōng) is a prefecture-level city with several 100,000 inhabitants in the northern half of Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China.

Administrative divisions

Before 1999, what is now Jinzhong was Jinzhong Prefecture, with its capital at the county-level city of Yuci (榆次; pinyin: Yúcì; WG: Yu-tz'u). In 1999, Jinzhong Prefecture became Jinzhong Prefecture-level City, and Yuci County-level City became Yuci District (a county-level district).

Jinzhong is divided into the following county-level subdivisions:

• Yuci District (capital)
• Jiexiu County-level City
• Yushe County
• Zuoquan County
• Heshun County
• Xiyang County
• Shouyang County
• Taigu County
• Qi County
• Pingyao County
• Lingshi County - location of the Nanshan Colliery disaster.

Culture

The prefecture-level city houses several Shanxi Courtyard Houses, businessmen's residences lauded as outstanding civilian residences.

External links

• Jinzhong City Portal
• - Jinzhong Information Network

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Coordinates: 37°41′N 112°44′E / 37.683°N 112.733°E / 37.683; 112.733