Tai'an
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Tai'an 泰安市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
Mount Tai seen across Tai'an
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 Location of Tai'an City jurisdiction in Shandong |
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 Tai'an
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| Coordinates: 36°12′N 117°05′E / 36.200°N 117.083°ECoordinates: 36°12′N 117°05′E / 36.200°N 117.083°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| County-level divisions | 6 |
| Municipal seat |
Taishan District (36°10′N 117°07′E / 36.167°N 117.117°E) |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Wang Yunpeng |
| • Mayor | Li Xixin |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 7,761.83 km2 (2,996.86 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,086.8 km2 (805.7 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,086.8 km2 (805.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 167 m (548 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,645 m (5,397 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 5,494,207 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,735,425 |
| • Urban density | 830/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,735,425 |
| • Metro density | 830/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 538 |
| License Plate Prefix | 鲁J |
| Website | taian |
Tai'an (Chinese: ; pinyin: Tài'ān) is a prefecture-level city in western Shandong province of the People's Republic of China. Centered on Mount Tai, the city borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the north, Laiwu to the northeast, Zibo to the east, Linyi to the southeast, Liaocheng to the extreme west and Jining to the south. To the west, Tai'an is separated from the province of Henan by the Yellow River.
Its population was 5,494,207 as of the 2010 census, of whom 1,735,425 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of 2 urban districts (Taishan District and Daiyue District).
The prefecture-level city of Tai'an administers 6 county-level divisions, including 2 districts, 2 county-level cities and 2 counties.
Tai'an was home to the Dawenkou culture during the neolithic era. During the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, the region belonged to the states of Qi and Lu. The site of major historical and cultural significance in the area is Mount Tai.
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