Leshan
Leshan
乐山市 | |
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Lizheng Gate Mabian Dafengding National Nature Reserve Wuyou Temple Shizhong Temple | |
Location of Leshan City jurisdiction in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates (Seat of Leshan municipal government): 29°33′07″N 103°45′58″E / 29.552°N 103.766°E | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| 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 | |
| • 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 |
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"Leshan" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 乐山 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 樂山 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 嘉定 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leshan, formerly known as Jiading and Jiazhou, is a prefecture-level city located at the confluence of the Dadu and Min rivers, on the southwestern fringe of the Sichuan Basin in southern Sichuan, about 120 km (75 mi) from the provincial capital of Chengdu. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,160,168, of whom 1,236,188 lived in the built-up metro area made of Shizhong (downtown), Wutongqiao, Shawan and Jinkouhe districts. A historical and cultural city, Leshan is famous for world heritage sites Emei Mountain and Leshan Buddha. It is also a regional center in the southern part of the Chengdu Economic Zone, serving as a transportation hub and port city in southwestern China.