Shuozhou

Shuozhou
朔州市
Location of Shuozhou City jurisdiction in Shanxi
Shuozhou
Shuozhou city center in Shanxi
Coordinates (Shuozhou municipal government): 39°19′54″N 112°25′58″E / 39.3317°N 112.4329°E / 39.3317; 112.4329
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
County-level divisions6
Municipal seatShuocheng District
Government
  TypePrefecture-level city
  CPC Shuozhou SecretaryWang Maoshe (王茂设)
  MayorLI Zhengyin (李正印)
Area
10,662 km2 (4,117 sq mi)
  Urban
176.00 km2 (67.95 sq mi)
  Districts4,093.7 km2 (1,580.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
1,714,857
  Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
  Urban
433,700
  Districts
745,000
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 110 billion
US$ 17.3 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 69,152
US$ 11,064
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
036000
Area code0349
ISO 3166 codeCN-SX-06
Licence plates晋F
Administrative division code140600
Websitewww.shuozhou.gov.cn
Shuozhou
Chinese朔州
Literal meaningSeat of Shuo Prefecture
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShuòzhōu
Wade–GilesShuo-chou
Former names
Mayi
Traditional Chinese馬邑
Simplified Chinese马邑
Literal meaningHorse Town
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMǎyì
Wade–GilesMa-i

Shuozhou is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the northwest. It is situated along the upper reaches of the Fen River. The prefecture as a whole has an area of about 10,662 km2 (4,117 sq mi) and, in 2010, a population of about 1.71 million.