Guangyuan
Guangyuan
广元市 | |
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Location of Guangyuan in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates (Guangyuan municipal government): 32°26′10″N 105°50′38″E / 32.436°N 105.844°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Municipal seat | Lizhou District |
| Area | |
• Total | 16,313.78 km2 (6,298.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,305,657 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | CN¥ 60.5 billion US$ 9.7 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 23,263 US$ 3,735 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 628017 |
| Area code | 0839 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SC-08 |
| Website | www |
Guangyuan (simplified Chinese: 广元; traditional Chinese: 廣元; pinyin: Guǎngyuán; Wade–Giles: Kuang-yüan) is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, China, bordering the provinces of Shaanxi to the northeast and Gansu to the northwest. Guangyuan City is located on the northern edge of the Sichuan Basin, on the upper reaches of the Jialing River, and is the junction of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces.The city has a population of 2,305,657 as of the 2020 census.
Located roughly between the provincial capitals Chengdu, Lanzhou, Xi'an and Chongqing municipality, it is considered the northern gateway to Sichuan. It is an ancient city, notable for its relics and tombs.