Lüliang

Lüliang
吕梁市
Lvliang, Lyuliang
Location of Lüliang City jurisdiction in Shanxi
Lüliang
Location of the city centre in Shanxi
Coordinates (Lüliang municipal government): 37°31′08″N 111°08′40″E / 37.5190°N 111.1445°E / 37.5190; 111.1445
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
County-level divisions1 District
2 county-level cities
10 counties
Municipal seatLishi District
Government
  TypePrefecture-level city
  CPC SecretarySun Dajun
(孙大军)
  MayorXiong Yizhi
(熊义志) (Acting)
Area
21,143 km2 (8,163 sq mi)
  Urban
1,323 km2 (511 sq mi)
  Metro
1,323 km2 (511 sq mi)
Elevation
952 m (3,123 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
3,398,431
  Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
  Urban
456,355
  Urban density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
  Metro
456,355
  Metro density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 153.8 billion
US$ 24.2 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 45,256
US$ 7,241
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
033000
Area code0358
ISO 3166 codeCN-SX-11
Licence plates晋J
Administrative division code141100
Websitewww.lvliang.gov.cn

Lüliang (simplified Chinese: 吕梁; traditional Chinese: 呂梁; pinyin: Lǚliáng), also spelled as Lvliang or Lyuliang, is a prefecture-level city in western Shanxi province, People's Republic of China. It borders Shaanxi province across the Yellow River to the west, Jinzhong and the provincial capital of Taiyuan to the east, Linfen to the south, and Xinzhou to the north. It has a total area of 21,143 square kilometres (8,163 sq mi) and a total population of 3,398,431 inhabitants according to the 2020 Chinese census, of whom 456,355 lived in the Lishi District metropolitan area.