Putian
Putian
莆田市 | |
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Clockwise from top: Licheng District, Putian University, Guqiaolou Temple, Guanghua Temple in Chengxiang District, the Municipal Government building of Putian. | |
Location of Putian in Fujian | |
| Coordinates (Putian Government Plaza): 25°27′09″N 119°00′28″E / 25.4526°N 119.0078°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Fu Chaoyang |
| • Mayor | Lin Xuyang |
| Area | |
| 4,119 km2 (1,590 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 2,284 km2 (882 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,284 km2 (882 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 3,210,714 | |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,305,646 |
| • Urban density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,305,646 |
| • Metro density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 277 billion US$ 38.3 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 94,109 US$ 12,995 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Time in China) |
| Postal code | 351100, 351200 |
| Area code | 594 |
| License Plate Prefixes | 闽B |
| Local variety | Puxian Min |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 莆田 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Putian (Chinese: 莆田, Putian dialect: Pó-chéng), also known as Puyang (莆阳) and Puxian (莆仙), historically known as Hinghwa/Hinghua (simplified Chinese: 兴化; traditional Chinese: 興化), is a prefecture-level city in Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It borders Fuzhou to the north, Quanzhou to the south, and the Taiwan Strait's Xinghua Bay to the east. Mulan River flows through the city.