Handan information

Handan
Handan
	"Handan" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese	邯鄲
Simplified Chinese	邯郸
Postal	Hantan
Literal meaning	"the city at the terminus of Mount Han"
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hándān
Wade–Giles	Han2-tan1
IPA	[xǎn.tán]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Hòhn-dāan
Jyutping	Hon4-daan1
IPA	[hɔːn˩.taːn˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Hân-tan
Old Chinese
Baxter–Sagart (2014)	*[g]ˤa[n] tˤa[r]

Handan

邯郸市
Hantan
Handan 邯郸市 Hantan
Prefecture-level city
	Clockwise from the top: Skyline of Handan, Guangfu Ancient City, Qibugou Scenic Area, wide view of downtown, Congtai Park, statue of foreign-clothed cavalry
	Nickname: Dream City (梦城)
	Location of Handan City jurisdiction in Hebei
	Handan Location of the city center in Hebei Handan Handan (Northern China) Handan Handan (China)
	Coordinates (Shanxi–Hebei–Shandong–Henan Revolution Memorial Park / (晋冀鲁豫革命纪念园): 36°36′04″N 114°29′13″E / 36.601°N 114.487°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Settled	6500 BC
Established	November 15, 1983
Area
• Prefecture-level city	12,068 km2 (4,659 sq mi)
• Urban	556.00 km2 (214.67 sq mi)
• Districts	2,649.1 km2 (1,022.8 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Prefecture-level city	9,433,000
• Density	780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
• Urban	2,845,790
• Districts	4,012,000
GDP
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 315 billion; US$ 50.5 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 33,450; US$5,371
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 code	CN-HE-04
Vehicle registration	冀D
Website	hd.gov.cn

Handan is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Hebei province, China. The southernmost prefecture-level city of the province, it borders Xingtai on the north, and the provinces of Shanxi on the west, Henan on the south and Shandong on the east. At the 2010 census, its population was 9,174,683 inhabitants whom 2,845,790 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of 5 urban districts. Yongnian District in Handan and Shahe City in Xingtai have largely formed into a single conurbation.

Handan is one of the oldest cities in China^{[broken anchor]}, first settled in 6500 BC by the Cishan culture. Throughout the city's long history, it contributed significantly to Chinese culture, serving as the capital of State of Zhao, was northern China's political, economic and cultural center, and home to Tai chi and the first compass, made from stones collected in the nearby Mount Ci (magnet mountain). Handan is designated as one of China's National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

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^ "磁山——指南针的故乡". Handan Cultural Net. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
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[CUCSY_2017-1] Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

[2] 河北11市最新人口排名出炉唐山排第四 - 政策 -唐山乐居网. ts.leju.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

[3] 河北省统计局、国家统计局河北调查总队. 《河北经济年鉴－2018》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5356-7824-9. Archived from the original on 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2019-07-11.

[4] "Handan, China". City of Dubuque. Retrieved 2020-03-15.

[5] "磁山——指南针的故乡". Handan Cultural Net. Retrieved 2020-03-15.

[6] "永年：太极之乡文化"醉人"". Wenming.cn. Retrieved 2020-03-15.

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Handan 邯郸市 Hantan
Prefecture-level city
Clockwise from the top: Skyline of Handan, Guangfu Ancient City, Qibugou Scenic Area, wide view of downtown, Congtai Park, statue of foreign-clothed cavalry
Nickname: Dream City (梦城)

Location of Handan City jurisdiction in Hebei
Handan Location of the city center in Hebei Show map of Hebei Handan Handan (Northern China) Show map of Northern China Handan Handan (China) Show map of China
Coordinates (Shanxi–Hebei–Shandong–Henan Revolution Memorial Park / (晋冀鲁豫革命纪念园): 36°36′04″N 114°29′13″E / 36.601°N 114.487°E / 36.601; 114.487
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Settled	6500 BC
Established	November 15, 1983
Area
• Prefecture-level city	12,068 km² (4,659 sq mi)
• Urban ^[1]	556.00 km² (214.67 sq mi)
• Districts^[1]	2,649.1 km² (1,022.8 sq mi)
Population (2020^[2])
• Prefecture-level city	9,433,000
• Density	780/km² (2,000/sq mi)
• Urban ^[1]	2,845,790
• Districts^[1]	4,012,000
GDP^[3]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 315 billion US$ 50.5 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 33,450 US$5,371
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 code	CN-HE-04
Vehicle registration	冀D
Website	hd.gov.cn