Shifang
Shifang
什邡市 She-fang Heen | |
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Location of Shifang City (red) within Deyang City (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Coordinates (Shifang government): 31°07′37″N 104°10′01″E / 31.127°N 104.167°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Deyang |
| Municipal seat | Fangting Subdistrict (方亭街道) |
| Area | |
• Total | 863 km2 (333 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 406,775 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 618400 |
| Area code | 0838 |
| Website | http://www.shifang.gov.cn/ |
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| Chinese | 什邡 | ||||||
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| Chinese | 汁方 汁邡 (Later Han) | ||||||
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| Chinese | 美信 | ||||||
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| Chinese | 方亭 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 方寧 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 方宁 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 通計 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 通计 | ||||||
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Shifang is a county-level city in Sichuan, China, under administration of Deyang prefecture-level city. It is located directly about 50 kilometers (31 mi) from Chengdu. It had an area of 863 km2 (333 sq mi) and a population of 406,775 in 2020. Shifang has a history stretching back over two thousand years. It suffered heavy damage during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The city was also the scene of a large-scale environmental protest against a copper smelting plant in July 2012.