Changzhi City
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Changzhi 长治市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
 Changzhi (red) in Shanxi (orange) |
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 Changzhi
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| Coordinates: 36°11′N 113°06′E / 36.183°N 113.100°ECoordinates: 36°11′N 113°06′E / 36.183°N 113.100°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| County-level divisions | 13 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1945.10 |
| Municipal seat | Chengqu (Urban District) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • Communist Party Committee Secretary of Changzhi City | Ma, Tianrong (马天荣) |
| • Mayor | Xi, Xiaojun (席小军) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,864 km2 (5,353 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 3,234,100 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 046000 |
| Area code(s) | +86 (0)0355 |
| Licence Plate Prefix | 晋D |
| Administrative division code | 140400 |
| ISO 3166-2 | CN-14-04 |
| Website | http://www.changzhi.gov.cn/ |
Changzhi (simplified Chinese: 长治; traditional Chinese: 長治; Pinyin: Chángzhì) is a prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province, China. Historically, the city was one of the 36 administrative areas (see ) extant under the reign of the first emperor of a unified China (see Qin Shi Huang). Literally speaking, Changzhi means 'eternal peace' in Chinese.
Nowadays, Changzhi is a transportation centre in Shanxi. Convenient transportations are facilitated by 4 controlled-access highways (Taiyuan-Changzhi, Changzhi-Jincheng, Changzhi-Linfen, Changzhi-Handan), 2 railways (Taiyuan–Jiaozuo Railway and Handan–Changzhi Railway ), 3 national highways (China National Highway 207, 208 and 309) and 1 airport(Changzhi Wangcun Airport, ITAT Code: CIH, ICAO Code: ZBCZ). Internal transportation is also built with bus and taxi network.
Besides, the city is a rising commercial and industrial centre in south-eastern area of Shanxi. In 2011, its GDP increasing rate ranked the 1st out of 11 prefecture-level cities in the province.
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