Meishan

Meishan

Meishan

Prefecture-level city in Sichuan, People's Republic of China

For other Chinese places and things that are also transliterated as Meishan but known as 梅山/煤山 natively, see Meishan (disambiguation).

Meishan (Chinese: 眉山; Sichuanese Pinyin: Mi2san1; local pronunciation: [mi˨˩sã˥]; pinyin: Méishān; Wade–Giles: Mei-shan), formerly known as Meizhou (眉州) or Qingzhou (青州), is a prefecture-level city with 2,955,219 inhabitants as of 2020 census whom 1,232,648 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts of Dongpo and Pengshan. Its located in Sichuan province, China. Meishan is in the southwest of Sichuan Basin.

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It belonged to Leshan Prefecture before 1997. Then Meishan Prefecture was founded in 1997 upon approval of state council. It was renamed Meishan City in 2000.

Administrative subdivisions

It has 2 county-level district and 4 counties.

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History

Notable people

Climate

More information Climate data for Meishan, elevation 415 m (1,362 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010), Month ...

References

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    "China: Sìchuān (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. [2]
    四川省统计局、国家统计局四川调查总队 (2016). 《四川统计年鉴－2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7871-1.
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    中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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    中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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