Maanshan
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Ma'anshan 马鞍山市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
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.png) Location of Ma'anshan City jurisdiction in Anhui |
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| Coordinates (Yushan District): 31°42′N 118°21′E / 31.700°N 118.350°ECoordinates: 31°42′N 118°21′E / 31.700°N 118.350°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Anhui |
| County-level divisions | 6 |
| Township-level divisions | 49 |
| Municipal seat | Yushan District |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Zheng Weiwen (郑为文) |
| • Mayor | Zhang Xiaolin (张晓麟) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 4,042 km2 (1,561 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 340 km2 (130 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,686 km2 (651 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 1,366,302 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 741,531 |
| • Urban density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,366,302 |
| • Metro density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 555 |
| GDP | ¥136.5 billion (2015) |
| GDP per capita | US$9,834 (2015) |
| License Plate Prefix | 皖E |
Ma'anshan (simplified Chinese: 马鞍山; traditional Chinese: 馬鞍山; pinyin: Mǎ'ānshān), also written as Maanshan, is a prefecture-level city in the eastern part of Anhui province in Eastern China. An industrial city stretching across the Yangtze River, Ma'anshan borders Hefei to the west, Wuhu to the southwest, and Nanjing to the east. It is a core city of the Nanjing Metropolitan Circle.
As of the 2010 census, Ma'anshan was home to 2,202,899 inhabitants, of whom 1,366,302 lived in the built-up area made of three urban districts and Dangtu County, which is largely urbanized. After the August 2011 administrative re-regionalization of Anhui Province, its population rose to 2.20 million, as two additional counties (He and Hanshan) were placed under its administration.
The prefecture-level city of Ma'anshan administers 6 county-level divisions, including 3 districts and 3 counties.
In September 2012, Jinjiazhuang District was dissolved and merged with Huashan District, while part of Dangtu County was split and established as Bowang District.
The name of the city means "Horse Saddle Mountain". According to legend, the name came to be when the Western Chu hegemon Xiang Yu was fleeing from the Battle of Gaixia. Rather than be captured, the defeated general killed himself at the area now known as Ma'anshan after ensuring that his beloved horse would be ferried across the river to safety. Upon seeing his master die, the grief-stricken horse leapt into the river and was drowned. As a tribute, the boatman buried the horse's saddle on a nearby hill, giving Ma'anshan its name.
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