Prefecture-level city in Sichuan, People's Republic of China
Leshan
乐山市
Prefecture-level city
Leshan Giant Buddha
Lizheng Gate
Mabian Dafengding National Nature Reserve
Shawan District
Wuyou Temple
Shizhong Temple
Location of Leshan City jurisdiction in Sichuan
Coordinates (Seat of Leshan municipal government): 29°33′07″N103°45′58″E / 29.552°N 103.766°E / 29.552; 103.766
Country
People's Republic of China
Province
Sichuan
County-level divisions
4 Counties, 2 Autonomous Counties, 1 County-level city and 4 Districts
Municipal seat
Shizhong District
Area
• Prefecture-level city
12,827.49 km2 (4,952.72 sq mi)
• Urban
1,918.5 km2 (740.7 sq mi)
• Metro
836.1 km2 (322.8 sq mi)
Population
(2020 census)[1]
• Prefecture-level city
3,160,168
• Density
250/km2 (640/sq mi)
• Urban
1,236,188
• Urban density
640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
• Metro
1,236,188
• Metro density
1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
GDP[2]
• Prefecture-level city
CN¥ 130.1 billion US$ 20.9 billion
• Per capita
CN¥ 39,973 US$ 6,418
Time zone
UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
614000
Area code
0833
ISO 3166 code
CN-SC-11
Licence Plate Prefixes
川L
Website
leshan.gov.cn
Leshan
"Leshan" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese
乐山
Traditional Chinese
樂山
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Lèshān
Wade–Giles
Le4-shan1
IPA
[lɤ̂ʂán] (locally) [nʊʔ˧sã˥]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Lohk-sāan
Jyutping
Lok6-saan1
IPA
[lɔːk̚˨ saːn˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Lo̍k-san
Jiading
Chinese
嘉定
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Jiādìng
Wade–Giles
Chia-ting
Leshan, formerly known as Jiading[a] or Jiazhou, is a prefecture-level city located at the confluence of the Dadu and Min rivers in Sichuan, China. Leshan is located on the southwestern fringe of the Sichuan Basin in southern Sichuan, about 120 km (75 mi) from Chengdu. Leshan is an important industrial city in Sichuan, a regional center city in the south of Chengdu Economic Zone, an important hub city, an important transportation node and a port city in Chengdu-Chongqing.As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,160,168, of whom 1,236,188 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Shizhong, Wutongqiao, Shawan and Jinkouhe districts.
Leshan is a famous historical and cultural city with the reputation of "Begonia Fragrance Country". It is the first open-door city, model green city, excellent tourist city, national garden city and national health city. Leshan has three world-class heritage sites - world natural and cultural heritage Emei Mountain and Leshan Buddha, world irrigation project heritage Dongfengyan and so on.
^"China: Sìchuān (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
^四川省统计局、国家统计局四川调查总队 (2016). 《四川统计年鉴－2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7871-1.
^T. S. Baynes, ed. (1878). "China". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. V (9th ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 626–672.
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