Tianjian

Tianjin 天津市
Municipality
Tianjin Municipality
Clockwise from top: Tianjin Financial Center and Hai River, Xikai Church, Panorama of downtown Tianjin, Tianjin Railroad Station, Tianjin Eye
Location of Tianjin Municipality within China
Coordinates: 39°08′N 117°11′E / 39.133°N 117.183°E / 39.133; 117.183Coordinates: 39°08′N 117°11′E / 39.133°N 117.183°E / 39.133; 117.183
Country	People's Republic of China
Settled	ca. 340 BC
Divisions  - County-level  - Township- level	16 districts 240 towns and villages
Government
• Type	Municipality
• CPC Secretary	Li Hongzhong
• Mayor	Wang Dongfeng
• Congress Chairman	Xiao Huaiyuan
• Conference Chairman	Zang Xianpu
Area
• Municipality	11,760 km2 (4,540 sq mi)
• Urban	174.9 km2 (67.5 sq mi)
• Metro	5,606.9 km2 (2,164.8 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Municipality	15,469,500
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
• Urban	12,784,000
Demonym(s)	Tianjinese Tianjiner
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	300000 – 301900
Area code(s)	22
GDP	2016
- Total	CNY 1.8 trillion USD 270 billion (17th)
- Per capita	CNY 115,617 USD 17,410 (1st)
HDI (2014)	0.843 (5 th) – very high
Licence plate prefixes	津A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M 津E (taxis)
City flower	Chinese rose
Website	www.tj.gov.cn

Tianjin
"Tianjin" in Chinese characters
Chinese
Postal	Tientsin
Literal meaning	"The Emperor's Ford"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tiānjīn Wade–Giles T'ien1-chin1 IPA [tʰjɛ́ntɕín] /tʰiɛn˨˩tɕin˨˩/ (locally) Wu Romanization Thie平-tsin平 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Tīn-jēun IPA [tʰíːn.tsɵ́n] Jyutping Tin1-zeon1 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Thian-tin

Tianjin (Chinese: 天津; pinyin:  Tiānjīn), formerly known in English as Tientsin, is a metropolis in northern coastal Mainland China and one of the five national central cities of the country, with a total population of 15,469,500, and is also the world's 6th-most populous city proper. It is governed as one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of the PRC and is thus under direct administration of the central government. Tianjin borders Hebei Province and Beijing Municipality, bounded to the east by the Bohai Gulf portion of the Yellow Sea. Part of the Bohai Economic Rim, it is the largest coastal city in northern China.

In terms of urban population, Tianjin is the fourth largest in China, after Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou. In terms of administrative area population, Tianjin ranks fifth in Mainland China. The walled city of Tianjin was built in 1404. As a treaty port since 1860, Tianjin has been a major seaport and gateway to Beijing. During the Boxer Rebellion the city was the seat of the Tianjin Provisional Government. Under the Ta-tsing Empire, and the Republic of China, Tianjin became one of the largest cities in the region. At that time, numerous European-style buildings and mansions were constructed in concessions, many of which are well-preserved today. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Tianjin suffered a depression due to the policy of the central government and Tangshan earthquake, but recovered from 1990s. Nowadays Tianjin is a dual-core city, with its main urban area (including the old city) located along the Hai River, which connects to the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers via the Grand Canal; and Binhai, a New Area urban core located east of the old city, on the coast of Bohai Sea. As of the end of 2010, around 285 Fortune 500 companies have set up base in Binhai, which is a new growth pole in China and is a hub of advanced industry and financial activity.