Baoji

Baoji
宝鸡市
Pao-chi, Paochi, Paoki
Baoji
Location of Baoji Prefecture within Shaanxi
Coordinates (Baoji government): 34°21′47″N 107°14′17″E / 34.363°N 107.238°E / 34.363; 107.238
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Founded2000 BC
Municipal seatJintai District
Area
18,159 km2 (7,011 sq mi)
 • Urban
3,670.3 km2 (1,417.1 sq mi)
 • Metro
3,670.3 km2 (1,417.1 sq mi)
Elevation
570 m (1,870 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
3,321,853
 • Density182.93/km2 (473.79/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,862,118
 • Urban density507.35/km2 (1,314.0/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,475,962
 • Metro density402.14/km2 (1,041.5/sq mi)
GDP
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 179 billion
US$ 28.7 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 47,565
US$7,637
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
721000
Area code0917
ISO 3166 codeCN-SN-03
License Plate Prefix陕C
Websitewww.baoji.gov.cn
Symbols
FlowerAsiatic apple (Malus spectabilis)
TreeLacebark pine (Pinus bungeana)

Baoji (simplified Chinese: 宝鸡; traditional Chinese: 寶雞; pinyin: Bǎojī; Mandarin pronunciation: [pàʊ.tɕí] ) is a prefecture-level city in western Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China. Since the early 1990s, Baoji has been the second largest city in Shaanxi.