Zunyi

Zunyi
遵义市
Tsunyi, Tsun-i
From top, left to right: Minzhu Road, Beijing Road, Zunyi Station, Fenghuangshan Square
Location of Zunyi City jurisdiction in Guizhou
Zunyi
Location of the city center in Guizhou
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Zunyi (Southwest China)
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Zunyi (China)
Coordinates (Huichuan Sports Park (汇川体育公园)): 27°42′48″N 106°55′12″E / 27.7134°N 106.9201°E / 27.7134; 106.9201
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuizhou
Municipal seatHonghuagang District
Government
  Party SecretaryWei Shuwang
  MayorHuang Wei
Area
30,763 km2 (11,878 sq mi)
  Urban
1,304 km2 (503 sq mi)
  Metro
1,304 km2 (503 sq mi)
Elevation
865 m (2,838 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
6,606,675
  Density210/km2 (560/sq mi)
  Urban
2,360,549
  Urban density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
  Metro
2,360,549
  Metro density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 372 billion
US$ 53.9 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 56,334
US$ 8,167
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
563000
Area code0851
ISO 3166 codeCN-GZ-03
Licence plate prefixes贵C
Websitewww.zunyi.gov.cn

Zunyi (simplified Chinese: 遵义; traditional Chinese: 遵義; pinyin: Zūnyì) is a prefecture-level city in northern Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, situated between the provincial capital Guiyang to the south and Chongqing to the north, also bordering Sichuan to the northwest. Along with Guiyang and Liupanshui, it is one of the most important cities of the province. The metro area is made of three urban districts of the city, Huichuan, Honghuagang, and Bozhou, had a population of 2,360,549 people; and the whole prefecture, including 14 county-level administration area as a whole, had a population of 6,606,675 at the 2020 census.

Zunyi is known for being the location of the Zunyi Conference in 1935, where Mao Zedong was first elected to the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party during the Long March.