Putian
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Putian 莆田市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
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 Location of Putian in Fujian |
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 Putian
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| Coordinates: 25°26′N 119°01′E / 25.433°N 119.017°ECoordinates: 25°26′N 119°01′E / 25.433°N 119.017°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Yang Gensheng |
| • Deputy Mayor | Liang Jianyong |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 4,200 km2 (1,600 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,860,000 |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,125,000 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 351100 |
| Area code(s) | 0594 |
| GDP | 2015 |
| - Total | CNY 167.0billion (USD 25.70billion) |
| - per capita | CNY 58,596 (USD 9,014) |
| - Growth |
 14.5% |
| License Plate Prefixes | 闽B |
| Local variety | Puxian Min |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese | 莆田 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Pútián |
| Wade–Giles | P'u2-t'ien2 |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Phû-thièn |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Phô͘-chhân |
| Eastern Min | |
| Fuzhou BUC | Può-dièng |
| Pu-Xian Min | |
| Hinghwa BUC | Pó-chéng |
Putian (Chinese: 莆田) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Fujian province, China. It borders Fuzhou City to the north, Quanzhou City to the south, and the Taiwan Strait's Xinghai Bay to the east. The Mulan River flows through the southern part of the city.
Putian was first established during the Song Dynasty with the migration of Han Chinese into the area from Northern China during the period.
Putian's municipal executive, legislature and judiciary are in Chengxiang District (城厢区), together with the CPC and Public Security bureaux. The municipal region comprises three other districts and one county:
The Han Chinese are the majority ethnic group.
Puxian Min is the largest dialect spoken in Putian. It is a dialect of Min, a Chinese language.
Putian has become an export base for Fujian products. The main industries are shoe-making, brewing, electronics, garments, fruits, vegetables, and machinery, electrical goods. In particular, the area is known for high-quality counterfeits of shoes and the domination of Chinese private healthcare.
Meizhou Island, most famous for being the legendary birthplace of the goddess Matsu, is located closely offshore of Putian.
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