Tianjin

Tianjin 天津市 Tientsin, T'ien-chin
Municipality
Clockwise from the top: Panorama of the city from Tianjin Radio and Television Tower, St Joseph Cathedral, Tianjin World Financial Center, Panorama of Binhai New Area, Tianjin railway station, Tianjin Eye
Location of Tianjin Municipality within China
Country	People's Republic of China
Settled	ca. 340 BC
Municipal seat	Hexi District
Divisions  - County-level  - Township- level	16 districts 240 towns and townships
Government
• Type	Municipality
• CPC Secretary	Li Hongzhong
• Mayor	Liao Guoxun
• Congress Chairman	Duan Chunhua
• Conference Chairman	Sheng Maolin
Area
• Municipality	11,946 km2 (4,612 sq mi)
• Land	11,609.91 km2 (4,482.61 sq mi)
• Water	186 km2 (72 sq mi)
• Urban	11,609.91 km2 (4,482.61 sq mi)
• Metro	5,609.9 km2 (2,166.0 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Highest elevation (Jiushan Peak)	1,078 m (3,537 ft)
Population  (2016 estimation)
• Municipality	15,621,200
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
• Urban  (2018)	15,621,200
• Metro	12,491,300
Demonym(s)	Tianjinese Tianjiner
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	300000 – 301900
Area code(s)	22
ISO 3166 code	CN-TJ
GDP	2019
- Total	¥1.41 trillion $217 billion
- Per Capita	¥112,823 $17,357
HDI (2018)	0.850 (3rd) – very high
Vehicle registration	津A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M 津E (taxis)
Abbreviation	TJ / 津; jīn
City flower	Chinese rose
Website	www.tj.gov.cn

Tianjin

A major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China. Tianjin ([tʰjɛ́n.tɕín] (listen)), alternately romanized as Tientsin, is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea.

It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total population estimated at 15,621,200 in 2016, according to Wikipedia.

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