Shiyan
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| Administration Type | Prefecture-level city |
| City Seat | Maojian District () |
| Area | 23,600 km² |
| Population | 3.46 million |
| GDP - Total - Per Capita |
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| Major Nationalities | Han |
| County-level divisions | 8 |
| Township-level divisions | |
| CPC Committee Secretary | Zhao Bin (赵斌) |
| Mayor | Chen Tianhui (陈天会) |
| Area code | 719 |
| Postal Code | 442000 (Urban center) 442100-442300, 442500-442700 (Other areas) |
| License Plate Prefix | 鄂C |
| City Flower | Blossom of pomegranate Punica granatum L. Chinese Rose Rosa chinensis |
| City Tree | Camphor Laurel Cinnamomum camphora L. Sieb. Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora L. |
Shiyan (Chinese: 十堰; pinyin: Shíyàn) is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hubei province, People's Republic of China.
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[edit] Administration
The prefecture-level city of Shiyan administers 8 county-level divisions, including 2 districts, 1 county-level city and 5 counties.
- Maojian District (茅箭区)
- Zhangwan District (张湾区)
- Danjiangkou City (丹江口市)
- Yun County (郧县)
- Yunxi County (郧西县)
- Zhushan County (竹山县)
- Zhuxi County (竹溪县)
- Fang County (房县)
[edit] Geography
Shiyan is in the north of the Wudang Mountains, and is an important stop for tourists bound there.
[edit] Economy
Shiyan is one of the most important centres of automobile industry in China. Before 1949 it was a small village, which grew after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
[edit] Sister city
Shiyan has been a sister city of Craiova, Romania, since December 1999.
[edit] External links
- Government website of Shiyan (available in Chinese and English)
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