Tai'an

Tai'an
泰安市
Mount Tai seen across Tai'an
Location of Tai'an City jurisdiction in Shandong
Tai'an
Location on the North China Plain
Tai'an
Tai'an (China)
Coordinates (Tai'an municipal government): 36°12′07″N 117°05′13″E / 36.202°N 117.087°E / 36.202; 117.087
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
County-level divisions6
Municipal seatTaishan District
Government
  CPC SecretaryCui Honggang
  MayorLi Xixin
Area
7,762 km2 (2,997 sq mi)
  Urban
2,086.8 km2 (805.7 sq mi)
  Metro
2,086.8 km2 (805.7 sq mi)
Elevation
167 m (548 ft)
Highest elevation1,645 m (5,397 ft)
Population
 (2019 census)
5,635,000
  Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
  Urban
1,735,425
  Urban density830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
  Metro
1,735,425
  Metro density830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 365 billion
US$ 55.2 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 64,714
US$ 9,779
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code538
ISO 3166 codeCN-SD-09
License Plate Prefix鲁J
Websitewww.taian.gov.cn

Tai'an (Chinese: ; pinyin: Tài'ān) is a prefecture-level city in Western Shandong Province of the People's Republic of China. Centered on Mount Tai, the city borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the north, Zibo to the east, Linyi to the southeast, Liaocheng to the extreme west and Jining to the south. To the west, Tai'an is separated from the province of Henan by the Yellow River.

Its population was 5,494,207 as of the 2010 census, of whom 1,735,425 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of two urban districts (Taishan District and Daiyue District).