Benxi
Benxi
本溪市 | |
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Location of Benxi City jurisdiction in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates (Benxi Bureau of Civil Affairs / 本溪市民政局): 41°18′14″N 123°45′54″E / 41.3039°N 123.7649°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Municipal seat | Xihu District |
| Districts and Counties | List
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| Government | |
| • CPC Benxi | Committee Secretary |
| • Mayor | Tian Shuhuai (田树槐) |
| Area | |
| 8,429 km2 (3,254 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1,516.8 km2 (585.6 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 901.4 km2 (348.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 1,326,018 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 865,215 |
| • Urban density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 809,655 |
| • Metro density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 116.5 billion US$ 18.7 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 67,656 US$ 10,862 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 117000 |
| Area code | 24 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-LN-05 |
| Licence plates | 辽E |
| Administrative division code | 210500 |
| Website | http://www.benxi.gov.cn/ |
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| Simplified Chinese | 本溪 | ||||||||||
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| Postal | Tzukung | ||||||||||
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Benxi (Chinese: 本溪, pun-shee) is a prefecture-level city located in the east of Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, southeast of the provincial capital of Shenyang. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,326,018 (1,709,538 in 2010), of whom 809,655 lived in the built-up area made of 3 urban districts (Pingshan, Xihu and Mingshan). It was founded as a metallurgical center in 1915. Benxi Iron and Steel Company (Bengang) is the largest employer in the city, and used to be the fourth-largest steel company in China. The second-largest industry in Benxi is coal mining. The city has pollution problems due to steel production and coal mining.