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| Full name | Tianjin | | Official name | Municipality of Tianjin • 天津市 | | Native name | | | Settlement type | Municipality | | Country | People's Republic of China | | Settled | ca. 340 BC | | Type | Municipality | | CPC Ctte Secretary | Zhang Gaoli | | Mayor | Huang Xingguo | | Total Area | 4539.4 sq mi (11760 km2) | | Urban Area | 67.5 sq mi (174.9 km2) | | Metro Area | 2164.3 sq mi (5606.9 km2) | | Total Population | 12938224 (2010 census) | | Density (pop.) | auto/km2 (0/sq mi) | | Urban (pop.) | 4342770 | | Metro (pop.) | 10290987 | | Demonym | Tianjinese
Tianjiner | | Time zone | China standard time (UTC+8) | | Postal code | 300000 � 301900 | | Area code | 22 | | GDP | 2010 | | - Total | CNY 910.8 billion
(US$141.3 billion) (22nd) | | - Per capita | CNY 62,403
(US$9681) (3rd) | | HDI (2008) | 0.875 (3rd) � high | | Licence plate prefixes | 津A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M
津E (taxis) | | City flower | Chinese rose |
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( ; -cmntʰjɛ́ntɕín; Tianjinese: /tʰiɛn˨˩tɕin˨˩/~[tʰjɛ̃̀ɦɪ̀ŋ]; Postal map spelling: Tientsin) is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, 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.
As a dual-core city, Tianjin is divided into the old city and the Binhai New Area. Binhai New Area is a new growth pole in China, and it maintains an annual growth rate of nearly 30% of the GDP. As of the end of 2010, 285 Fortune Global 500 companies have established branch offices in Binhai. It is a base of China's advanced industry, financial reform, and innovation.
In terms of urban population, it is the sixth-largest city of the People's Republic of China, and its urban land area (Binhai New Area is not included) ranks fifth in the nation after Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. Tianjin's urban area is located along the Hai River, which connects to the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers via the Grand Canal in Tianjin.Tianjin was once home to foreign concessions in the late Qing Dynasty and early Kuomintang (KMT) era. The municipality incorporates the coastal region of Tanggu, home to the Binhai New Area and the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA).
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