Tongling
Tongling
铜陵市 | |
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Clockwise from top: skyline, wall sculpture depicting Tongling as the "capital of copper", Tongling from the far side of the Yangtze, and the University of Tongling. | |
Location of Tongling City jurisdiction in Anhui | |
| Coordinates (Tongling municipal government): 30°56′42″N 117°48′40″E / 30.945°N 117.811°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| County-level divisions | 3 districts 1 county |
| Municipal seat | Tongguan District |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Li Meng (李猛) |
| • Mayor | Hu Qisheng (胡启生) |
| Area | |
| 2,982 km2 (1,151 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1,489.8 km2 (575.2 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,489.8 km2 (575.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 Census) | |
| 1,311,726 | |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 842,675 |
| • Urban density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 842,675 |
| • Metro density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 116.6 billion US$ 14.5 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 89,248 US$ 13,834 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 0562 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-AH-07 |
| License plate prefix | 皖G |
| Website | tl |
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Tongling (simplified Chinese: 铜陵; traditional Chinese: 銅陵; pinyin: Tónglíng; Wade–Giles: T'ung-ling; lit. 'Copper Hillock') is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui province of China. A river port along the Yangtze River, Tongling borders Wuhu to the east, Chizhou to the southwest and Anqing to the west.
As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,311,726 inhabitants whom 842,675 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of 3 urban districts. At the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, the permanent population will be 1.302 million.The asteroid 12418 Tongling was named after the city.