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Siping (city)
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Siping formerly Ssupingkai , is a prefecture-level city
in the west of Jilin
province in Northeast China
. Located in the southwestern part of Jilin Province, in the middle of Songliao Plain and at the intersection of Jilin Province, Liaoning Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Siping covers an area of 14,323 square kilometers. At the 2010 census, Siping has a total population of 3,386,325 while the urban population is 613,837.
to the northwest. The city has a four-season, monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate
(Köppen
Dwa). Winters are long (lasting from November to March), cold, and windy, but dry, due to the influence of the Siberian anticyclone, with a January mean temperature of -13.5 °C. Spring and fall are somewhat short transitional periods, with some precipitation, but are usually dry and windy. Summers are hot and humid, with a prevailing southeasterly wind due to the East Asian monsoon; July averages 23.7 °C (74.7 °F). Snow is usually light during the winter, and annual rainfall is heavily concentrated from June to August. Sunny weather tends to dominate throughout the year, and the annual mean is 6.7 °C (44.1 °F).
-Siping Railway, the Siping]]-Meihekou Railway, the Beijing
-Harbin
Railway, the Beijing-Harbin Highway and the Daqing
-Guangzhou
Expressway run through the city.
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
in the west of Jilin
Jilin
Jilin , is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west...
province in Northeast China
Northeast China
Northeast China, historically known in English as Manchuria, is a geographical region of China, consisting of the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. The region is sometimes called the Three Northeast Provinces...
. Located in the southwestern part of Jilin Province, in the middle of Songliao Plain and at the intersection of Jilin Province, Liaoning Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Siping covers an area of 14,323 square kilometers. At the 2010 census, Siping has a total population of 3,386,325 while the urban population is 613,837.
Administrative divisions
Siping prefecture includes two districts, two counties and two county-level cities. Four commodity grain bases in Jinlin Province, namely Gongzhuling City, Lishu County, Yitong Manchu Autonomous County, and Shuangliao City, are under the administration of Siping.| Map | ||||||
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Tiexi District Tiexi District Tiexi District , literally meaning "The district west of the railway", is located in the southwest of Anshan City, Liaoning, China.The main plant of Anshan Steel limited company is in this district... |
铁西区 | Tiěxī Qū | 278,837 | 162 | 1,650 |
| 2 | Tiedong District Tiedong District Tiedong District , literally meaning "The district east of the railway", is a district of Siping City, Jilin, China.It is the main business area in Siping City.-Administrative Divisions:Subdistricts:... |
铁东区 | Tiědōng Qū | 335,000 | 945 | 587 |
| 3 | Shuangliao City Shuangliao Shuangliao is a city in western Jilin province, Northeast China, near the border with Liaoning province. It is under the administration of Siping City.-Administrative Divisions:Subdistricts:... |
双辽市 | Shuāngliáo Shì | 420,865 | 3,121 | 139 |
| 4 | Gongzhuling City Gongzhuling -Administrative Divisions:Subdistricts:*Dongsan Subdistrict , Tiebei Subdistrict , Tiedong Subdistrict , Henan Subdistrict , Hebei Subdistrict Towns:... |
公主岭市 | Gōngzhǔlǐng Shì | 1,093,314 | 4,027 | 269 |
| 5 | Lishu County Lishu County Lishu County is a county of western Jilin province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of Siping City.-Administrative Divisions:Towns:... |
梨树县 | Líshù Xiàn | 782,900 | 3,545 | 208 |
| 6 | Yitong Manchu Autonomous County Yitong Manchu Autonomous County Yitong Manchu Autonomous County is located in western Jilin province, People's Republic of China, south of the provincial capital, Changchun. It comes under the administration of Siping City. The name Yitong means "Big River" in Manchu... |
伊通满族自治县 | Yītōng Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn | 475,409 | 2,523 | 191 |
Geography and climate
Siping is located in the transition between plains and hilly terrain, with hills to the southeast and the Songliao PlainSongliao Plain
Songliao Plain is the part of the Northeastern Plain, located in Manchuria, China.-External links:*...
to the northwest. The city has a four-season, monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate
Humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot summers and cold winters....
(Köppen
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
Dwa). Winters are long (lasting from November to March), cold, and windy, but dry, due to the influence of the Siberian anticyclone, with a January mean temperature of -13.5 °C. Spring and fall are somewhat short transitional periods, with some precipitation, but are usually dry and windy. Summers are hot and humid, with a prevailing southeasterly wind due to the East Asian monsoon; July averages 23.7 °C (74.7 °F). Snow is usually light during the winter, and annual rainfall is heavily concentrated from June to August. Sunny weather tends to dominate throughout the year, and the annual mean is 6.7 °C (44.1 °F).
Economy
Siping has GDP of RMB 78.9 billion in 2010, representing a rise of 15.4% year on year. The city's GDP ranked fourth in Jilin Province. Agricultural products processing, electricity and thermal power, pharmaceutical, and chemicalss are the pillar industries. Private economy is also a major contributor of the industrial sector.Transport
Siping is a transportation hub in Jilin Province. The QiqiharQiqihar
- Subdivisions :Qiqihar is divided into 16 divisions: 7 districts , 8 counties and 1 county-level city .-Economy:...
-Siping Railway, the Siping]]-Meihekou Railway, the Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
-Harbin
Harbin
Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
Railway, the Beijing-Harbin Highway and the Daqing
Daqing
Daqing is a prefecture-level city in the west of Heilongjiang province of Northeast China. The name literally means "Great Celebration".Its population is 2,904,532 at the 2010 census whom 1,042,902 in the built up area made of 4 out of 5 urban districts It was founded in 1959 to house workers...
-Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
Expressway run through the city.
Notable people
- Jia HongshengJia Hongsheng-Early life:Jia was born in Siping, Jilin, to Jia Fengsen and Chai Xiuling, both retired theater actors from northeast China. He had a younger sister, Wang Tong.-Life and career:...
, Chinese actor - John DerbyshireJohn DerbyshireJohn Derbyshire is a British-American writer. His columns in National Review and cover a broad range of political-cultural topics, including immigration, China, history, mathematics, and race. Derbyshire's 1996 novel, Seeing Calvin Coolidge in a Dream, was a New York Times "Notable Book of the...
, American writer, lived in Siping 1982-3. The city is mentioned in his 1996 novel Seeing Calvin Coolidge in a Dream, Chapter 9, the city's name translated there as "Fourfold Peace."