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Kunming
昆明市 | |
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Prefecture-level city | |
     From top, left to right: Downtown Kunming, Dian Lake, Beijing Road, Kunming Golden Horse Memorial Archway, Kunming Dianchi International Convention and Exhibition Center | |
| Nickname(s): City of Eternal Spring Tuodong City, Yachi Fu, Yunnanfu | |
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 Location of Kunming City jurisdiction in Yunnan | |
  Kunming Location in China | |
| Coordinates (Yunnan People's Government): 25°02′47″N 102°42′34″E / 25.0464°N 102.7094°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| County-level divisions | 14 |
| Township divisions | 137 |
| Settled | c. 279 BC[citation needed] |
| City seat | Chenggong |
| Admin units | List
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| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • Body | Kunming Municipal People's Congress |
| • CCP Secretary | Liu Hongting |
| • Congress Chairman | Yan Zhengxiao |
| • Mayor | Liu Jiachen |
| • CPPCC Chairman | Xiong Ruili |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 21,473 km2 (8,291 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,013 km2 (1,549 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,622 km2 (1,012 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,892 m (6,207 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 8,460,088 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5,950,578 |
| • Urban density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 5,604,310 |
| • Metro density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
| • Rank in China | 16th |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 754.1 billion US$ 111.2 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 88,193 US$ 13,008 |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 650000 |
| Area code | 0871 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-YN-01 |
| License plate prefixes | 云A |
| Climate | Cwb |
| Home to | Karst wonders |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Camellia japonica |
| Tree | Magnolia denudata |
| Kunming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 "Kūnmíng" in Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 昆明 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | (transcription of an ancient tribal name) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yunnan-Fu (former name used during imperial dynasties) | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 雲南府 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 云南府 | ||||||||||||||
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Kunming[a] is the capital and largest city of Yunnan province, China.[4] It is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial government. The city was of great significance during World War II as a Chinese military center, American air base, and transport terminus for the Burma Road. In the middle of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, Kunming is at an altitude of 1,900 metres (6,234 feet) above sea level and a latitude just north of the Tropic of Cancer. The city is the fourth most populous city in Western China, after Chongqing, Chengdu, and Xi'an, as well as the third most populous city in Southwestern China after Chongqing and Chengdu. As of 2020 census, Kunming had a total population of 8,460,088 inhabitants, of whom 5,604,310 lived in its built-up (or metro) area made of all urban districts but Jinning, not conurbated yet. It is at the northern edge of Dian Lake, surrounded by temples and lake-and-limestone hill landscapes.
Kunming consists of an old, previously walled city, a modern commercial district, residential zones, and university areas. The city is also one of the major centers for scientific research and education in Southwestern China. As of 2023, it was listed among the top 125 cities in the world by scientific research output.[5] The city has an astronomical observatory, and its institutions of higher learning include Yunnan University, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Normal University, Yunnan Agricultural University and Southwest Forestry University. On the northeast mountainous outskirt is a bronze temple dating from the Ming dynasty, the largest of its kind in China.
Kunming is also one of the major economic centers in Western China. The city's economic importance derives from its geographical position, as it shares a border with various Southeast Asian countries, serving them as a transportation hub in Southwest China, linking by rail to Vietnam and Laos, and by road to Myanmar and Thailand. This positioning also makes the city an important commercial center of trade in the region. The city also acts as a gateway to Southeast Asia and South Asia, the Kunming Changshui International Airport is one of the top 40th-busiest airports in the world.[6][7] The headquarters of many of Yunnan's biggest corporations are based in the city. Kunming also houses some manufacturing, chiefly the processing of copper, as well as various chemicals, machinery, textiles, paper and cement. Kunming has a nearly 2,400-year history, but its modern prosperity dates only to 1910, when the railway from Hanoi was built. The city has continued to develop rapidly under China's modernization efforts. Kunming's streets have widened while office buildings and housing projects develop at a fast pace. Kunming has been designated a special tourism center and as such sports a proliferation of high-rises and luxury hotels.
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- ^ 云南省统计局、国家统计局云南调查总队 (December 2023). 《云南统计年鉴－2023》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-9653-1.
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- ^ "Illuminating China's Provinces, Municipalities and Autonomous Regions". PRC Central Government Official Website. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Leading 200 science cities 2023| | Supplements | Nature Index". www.nature.com. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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