Tongling
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Tongling 铜陵市 |
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.png) Location of Tongling City jurisdiction in Anhui |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Anhui |
| County-level divisions | 3 districts 1 county |
| Municipal seat |
Tongguan District (30°56′N 117°46′E / 30.933°N 117.767°E) |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Shen Suli (沈素琍) |
| • Mayor | Chen Liangping (陈良平) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,924 km2 (1,129 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 741,500 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 0562 |
| GDP | ¥32.5 billion |
| GDP per capita | ¥44,870 |
| License plate prefix | 皖G |
| Website | http://www.tl.gov.cn (Chinese) |
Tongling (simplified Chinese: 铜陵; traditional Chinese: 銅陵; pinyin: Tónglíng; Wade–Giles: T'ung-ling; former names: Tunglinghsien, Tungkwanshan; literally "Copper Hillock") is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui province. A river port along the Yangtze River, Tongling borders Wuhu to the east, Chizhou to the southwest and Anqing to the west.
The asteroid 12418 Tongling was named after the city.
Tongling is located in southern Anhui on the southern (right) bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with latitude ranging from 30° 45' 12" to 31° 07' 56" N and longitude ranging from 117° 42' 00" to 118° 10' 06" E; the maximal north-south extent is 42.5 kilometres (26.4 mi), and the greatest east-west width is 40.6 km (25.2 mi). It borders Fanchang County to the southeast, Qingyang County and Nanling County to the south, Guichi District of Chizhou to the southwest, and, northwest across the Yangtze, Wuwei County and Zongyang County.
The prefecture-level city of Tongling administers 4 county-level divisions, including 3 districts and 1 county.
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