Yibin
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Yibin 宜宾市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
 Location of Yibin City (jurisdiction) in Sichuan |
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 Yibin
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| Coordinates: 28°46′N 104°37′E / 28.767°N 104.617°ECoordinates: 28°46′N 104°37′E / 28.767°N 104.617°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 13,293.89 km2 (5,132.80 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,131 km2 (437 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,131 km2 (437 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 321 m (1,053 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 4,471,896 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (870/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 836,340 |
| • Urban density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 836,340 |
| • Metro density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 644000 |
| Area code(s) | 0831 |
| Licence Plate Prefix | 川Q |
| Website | yibin |
Yibin (simplified Chinese: 宜宾; traditional Chinese: 宜賓; Sichuanese Pinyin: ȵi2bin1; Sichuanese pronunciation: [ɲi˨˩pin˥]; pinyin: Yíbīn; Wade–Giles: I-pin) is a prefecture-level city in the southeastern part of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China, located at the junction of the Min and Yangtze Rivers.
Its population was 4,471,840 inhabitants according to the 2010 census of whom 836,340 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Cuiping District. One can notice that Yibin County is being conurbated soon as urbanisation sprawls in the southwestern direction.
Human habitation of Yibin dates back at least 4,000 years. Yibin was established as a county in the Han dynasty (206 BC − AD 220). Under the Ming and Qing, the town and its hinterland was known as Xuzhou Commandery (t , s , p Xùzhōufǔ), which was variously romanized as Suifu, Suifoo, and Suchow. Its population around 1907 was estimated at 50,000.
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