Siping, Jilin

Siping
四平市
Siping martyr cenotaph, in Siping
Location of Siping City (yellow) in Jilin (light grey) and China
Siping
Location of the city centre in Jilin
Coordinates (Siping municipal government): 43°10′00″N 124°21′02″E / 43.1668°N 124.3506°E / 43.1668; 124.3506
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
County-level divisions7
Government
  TypePrefecture-level city
  CPC Siping SecretaryHan Fuchun
  MayorGuo Lingji
Area
14,323 km2 (5,530 sq mi)
  Urban
 (2017)
118.11 km2 (45.60 sq mi)
Elevation
164 m (538 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
1,814,733
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
  Urban
627,957
  Urban density5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
  Metro
627,957
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 123.3 billion
US$ 19.8 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 37,685
US$ 6,051
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
136000
Area code0434
ISO 3166 codeCN-JL-03
License Plate Prefix吉C
Major NationalitiesHan: 91.6%
Websitesiping.gov.cn

Siping (Chinese: 四平; pinyin: Sìpíng), formerly Sipingjie (Chinese: 四平街; pinyin: Sìpíngjiē; Wade–Giles: Ssupingchieh), is a prefecture-level city in the west of Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It has a total population of 1,814,733 inhabitants, as of the 2020 census. Siping covers an area of 14,323 km2 (5,530 sq mi) and is located in the middle of the Songliao Plain, near the border with Liaoning and Inner Mongolia provinces.