Jinan
Jinan
济南市 Tsinan, Chi-nan | |
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Skyline of Jinan CBD | |
| Nickname: City of Springs (泉城) | |
Location of Jinan City within Shandong | |
Interactive map of Jinan | |
| Coordinates (Shandong People's Government): 36°40′13″N 117°01′15″E / 36.6702°N 117.0207°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Shandong |
| County-level divisions | 12 |
| Township divisions | 166 |
| Named after | Ji (济) as in Ji River (济河) + Nan (南) meaning "South" i.e. "South of the Ji River" |
| Municipal seat | Lixia District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sub-provincial city |
| • Body | Jinan Municipal People's Congress |
| • CCP Secretary | Sun Licheng |
| • Congress Chairman | Yin Luqian |
| • Mayor | Yu Haitian |
| • CPPCC Chairman | Lei Jie |
| Area | |
• City | 10,247 km2 (3,956 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6,122.4 km2 (2,363.9 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,304 km2 (1,276 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Airport) | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• City | 9,202,432 |
| • Density | 898.06/km2 (2,326.0/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8,352,574 |
| • Urban density | 1,364.3/km2 (3,533.4/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 5,452,335 |
| • Metro density | 1,650/km2 (4,274/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • City | CN¥ 1.433 trillion US$ 206.4 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 155,801 US$ 22,430 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 250000 |
| Area code | 0531 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SD-01 |
| License plate prefixes | 鲁A, 鲁S |
| Website | jinan.gov.cn |
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"Jǐnán" in simplified (top) and traditional (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 济南 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 濟南 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "South of the Ji [River]" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jinan is the capital of the province of Shandong in East China. With a population of 9.2 million, it is one of the largest cities in Shandong in terms of population. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of the region from the earliest beginnings of civilization and has evolved into a major national administrative, economic, and transportation hub. The city has held sub-provincial administrative status since 1994. Jinan is often called the "City of Springs" for its famous 72 artesian springs.
Jinan is listed as the # 27 city in the world for scientific research as tracked by the Nature Index according to the Nature Index 2025 Science Cities. The city is home to several major universities, including Shandong, Shandong Normal, Shandong Jianzhu, University of Jinan, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Shandong University of Finance and Economics. Notably, Shandong University is one of China's most prestigious universities as a member of the Double First-Class Construction. The city is rated Beta- (Global second-tier city) by the biannual GAWC ratings in 2020.