Meishan

Meishan
眉山市
Bao'en Temple, Meishan
Location of Meishan in Sichuan
Meishan
Location of the city center in Sichuan
Meishan
Meishan (China)
Coordinates (Meishan municipal government): 30°04′38″N 103°50′54″E / 30.0771°N 103.8484°E / 30.0771; 103.8484
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Municipal seatDongpo District
Area
7,173.82 km2 (2,769.83 sq mi)
 • Urban
1,796.1 km2 (693.5 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,796.1 km2 (693.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
2,955,219
 • Density411.945/km2 (1,066.93/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,232,648
 • Urban density686.29/km2 (1,777.5/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,232,648
 • Metro density686.29/km2 (1,777.5/sq mi)
GDP
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 103.0 billion
US$ 16.5 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 34,380
US$ 5,520
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
620000
Area code028
ISO 3166 codeCN-SC-14
Websitewww.ms.gov.cn

Meishan (Chinese: 眉山; Sichuanese Pinyin: Mi2san1; local pronunciation: [mi˨˩sã˥]; pinyin: Méishān; Wade–Giles: Mei-shan), formerly known as Meizhou (眉州) or Qingzhou (青州), is a prefecture-level city of Sichuan with 2,955,219 inhabitants as of 2020 census of whom 1,232,648 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts of Dongpo and Pengshan. Meishan is located in the southwest of Sichuan Basin.