Baoji

Baoji
宝鸡市
Pao-chi, Paochi, Paoki
Baoji
Location of Baoji Prefecture within Shaanxi
Coordinates (Baoji government): 34°21′47″N 107°14′17″E / 34.363°N 107.238°E / 34.363; 107.238
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Founded2000 BC
Municipal seatJintai District
Area
18,159 km2 (7,011 sq mi)
  Urban
3,670.3 km2 (1,417.1 sq mi)
  Metro
3,670.3 km2 (1,417.1 sq mi)
Elevation
570 m (1,870 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
3,321,853
  Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
  Urban
1,862,118
  Urban density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
  Metro
1,475,962
  Metro density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 179 billion
US$ 28.7 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 47,565
US$7,637
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
721000
Area code0917
ISO 3166 codeCN-SN-03
License Plate Prefix陕C
Websitewww.baoji.gov.cn
Symbols
FlowerAsiatic apple (Malus spectabilis)
TreeLacebark pine (Pinus bungeana)

Baoji (simplified Chinese: 宝鸡; traditional Chinese: 寶雞; pinyin: Bǎojī; Mandarin pronunciation: [pàʊ.tɕí] ) is a prefecture-level city in western Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China. Since the early 1990s, Baoji has been the second largest city in Shaanxi.