Mianyang
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Mianyang 绵阳市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
People's Park, downtown Mianyang
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 Location of Mianyang in Sichuan |
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| Coordinates: 31°28′N 104°41′E / 31.467°N 104.683°ECoordinates: 31°28′N 104°41′E / 31.467°N 104.683°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Municipal seat | Fucheng District |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 20,267.46 km2 (7,825.31 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,571.7 km2 (606.8 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,755.4 km2 (1,063.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 473 m (1,552 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 5,588 m (18,333 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 307 m (1,007 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 4,613,871 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,355,331 |
| • Urban density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,722,133 |
| • Metro density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 621000 |
| Area code(s) | 0816 |
| Website | mianyang |
Mianyang (simplified Chinese: 绵阳; traditional Chinese: 綿陽; pinyin: Miányáng; Wade–Giles: Mien2-yang2) is the second largest prefecture-level city of Sichuan province in Southwest China. Its population was 5.45 million in 2015 covering an area of 20,281 square kilometres (7,831 sq mi) consisting of Jiangyou, a county-level city, six counties and two urban districts. Its built-up (or metro) area was home to 1,722,133 inhabitants including the city proper of Mianyang (two urban districts) and An County largely being conurbated as urbanisation sprawls. In 2006, Mianyang was ranked as China's third "most suitable city for living" by China Daily, after coastal cities Dalian and Xiamen., but it has since dropped out of the top 10.
Mianyang, called Fuxian (Fu County) in ancient times, had advanced in agriculture during the Qin (221−206 BCE) and Han (206 BCE−220 CE) dynasties. It has a history of over 2,200 years since the Emperor Gaozu of Han established the first county in this area in 201 BCE. Due to its advantageous location, it had always been a town of great military importance and formed a natural defence for Chengdu.
Mianyang is home to the CAEP and Science City, an immense Military Research Complex which was the site of the development of China's first nuclear bomb.
The city proper itself was only lightly damaged by the earthquake of 12 May 2008. However, Beichuan County, which is in the prefecture is among the most severely hit of all disaster regions following the earthquake, including the Beichuan High School campus, where more than 1,000 students lost their lives after two main buildings collapsed. Around 80% of the county's buildings are said to have collapsed, including its main government building. The casualty toll for the quake in Mianyang Prefecture as of 7 June 2008 was 21,963 people killed, 167,742 injured, and 8,744 people missing.
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