Geography and Climate |
- Area : 156.7 thousand ㎢
- Location : The West of Taihang Mountain, East of Luliang Mountain, and East of the Yellow River
- Terrain : Typical loess plateau; high in Northeast and low in southwest
- Climate : Temperate continental monsoon climate
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Population |
- Population : 37,183,400(2018, settled population)
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District and Organization |
- Administrative Divisons: 11 prefecture-level cities, 11 county-level cities, 81 counties, 25 districts (end of 2018)
- Location of the provincial government: Taiyuan
- Organization: Governor(1), Vice-governor(7)
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Major Events |
- Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum China(Taiyuan)International Energy Industry Expo
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Cultural Heritage |
- the Ancient city of Pingyao, Yungan Grottoes, Wutai Mountain), Heng Mountain Hukou Waterfall
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Sister Cities (Date) |
- Saitama, Japan (1982.10), Idaho U.S.A (1985.10), Tennessee, U.S.A (1986.12), Derby, UK (1987.4), Abruzzo, Italia (1992.9), Canelones, Uruguay (1992.11), Judeţul Mureş, Romania (2000.7), Ulyanovsk, Russia(2001.7), Szolnok, Hungary (2009.11), West Virginia, U.S.A (2015.6)
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