Deyang
title: "Deyang" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["deyang", "prefecture-level-divisions-of-sichuan", "cities-in-sichuan", "national-civilized-city"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deyang" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | |
| native_name | 德阳市 |
| native_name_lang | zh-Hans |
| settlement_type | Prefecture-level city |
| total_type | |
| motto | |
| image_skyline | Deyang skyline.jpg |
| image_map | Sichuan subdivisions - Deyang.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Deyang City jurisdiction in Sichuan |
| pushpin_map | Sichuan#China |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in China |
| pushpin_mapsize | 250 |
| subdivision_type | |
| subdivision_name | People's Republic of China |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Sichuan |
| seat_type | Municipal seat |
| seat | Jingyang District |
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| area_total_km2 | 5818 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| area_blank1_km2 | |
| elevation_footnotes | tags-- |
| elevation_min_ft | |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 3,456,161 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type2 | GDP |
| demographics2_title1 | Total |
| demographics2_info1 | CN¥ 160.5 billion |
| US$ 25.8 billion | |
| demographics2_title2 | Per capita |
| demographics2_info2 | CN¥ 45,702 |
| US$ 7,338 | |
| timezone | China Standard |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| coor_pinpoint | Deyang municipal government |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | |
| postal_code | 618000 |
| area_code | 0838 |
| iso_code | CN-SC-06 |
| website | |
| :: |
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Deyang () is a prefecture-level city of Sichuan province, China. Deyang is a largely industrial city, with companies such as China National Erzhong Group and Dongfang Electric having major operations there. The city is rich in history, with the Sanxingdui archeological site in Guanghan uncovering a rich trove of bronze and gold masks. More recently, Deyang was greatly afflicted by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, which particularly impacted its county-level cities of Mianzhu and Shifang, in Deyang's northwest. Deyang spans an area of 5911 km2.
History
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The ancient Shu civilization included present-day Deyang, which is home to the Sanxingdui relics.
Deyang was first organized as a county during the Tang dynasty.
During the Third Front campaign, Deyang developed into an industrial base, the second largest in Sichuan.
Deyang became a prefecture-level city in 1983.
On August 3, 1996, Deyang's Shizhong District () was split into Jingyang District and Luojiang County (now Luojiang District).
2008 Earthquake
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On May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake stuck Wenchuan, roughly 100 km west of downtown Deyang, resulting extremely heavy human losses. Of the 87,150 deaths and missings, 17,599 were reported in Deyang. School buildings in Mianzhu and Shifang were destroyed by the earthquake, leaving hundreds buried.
Deyang has mostly recovered from the devastation of the 2008 earthquake with most people now compensated where required (injuries, etc.) and established in new houses. In some cases they are in new areas, as well as factories and work being re-established. For the new houses, in most cases, the owners are requested to meet 30% of the cost while the government covers the rest. While the government didn't meet its initial (and ambitious) one-year plan to rehouse all victims, it did manage to mostly be successful within two years. In the meantime, residents lived in government-provided mobile home type cities with weekly cash payments for all victims to purchase food and clothing.
Geography
Deyang is located in the northeastern portion of the Chengdu Plain, with the Longquan Mountains to the east lying in between the city and the larger Sichuan Basin. Deyang's urban core, Jingyang, is located on the , which passes under seven bridges flowing north to south. The river has been widened, five of the bridges are part dams, and it has assumed the name of Jing Lake.
Deyang is located directly north of Chengdu, less than an hour's drive. Deyang's urban core is 24 km away from , and 50 km away from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.
Climate
Deyang experiences a humid subtropical climate, with four distinct seasons. The coldest month in Deyang is January, and the hottest month is July. Most precipitation in Deyang occurs during the summer months. The annual frost-free period in Deyang typically lasts between 270 and 290 days, and snowfall typically only occurs on a handful of days. Deyang experiences its strongest winds from March to May, and its calmest winds typically happen between October and February.{{Weather box | width = auto | metric first = y | single line = y | collapsed = Y | location = Deyang, elevation 526 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | Jan high C = 10.1 | Feb high C = 12.9 | Mar high C = 18.3 | Apr high C = 24.4 | May high C = 27.7 | Jun high C = 29.7 | Jul high C = 31.1 | Aug high C = 31.7 | Sep high C = 26.2 | Oct high C = 21.4 | Nov high C = 16.3 | Dec high C = 11.3 | Jan mean C = 5.9 | Feb mean C = 8.4 | Mar mean C = 13.0 | Apr mean C = 18.1 | May mean C = 21.7 | Jun mean C = 24.4 | Jul mean C = 25.9 | Aug mean C = 26.1 | Sep mean C = 21.7 | Oct mean C = 17.2 | Nov mean C = 12.2 | Dec mean C = 7.0 | Jan low C = 3.0 | Feb low C = 5.1 | Mar low C = 9.2 | Apr low C = 13.6 | May low C = 17.3 | Jun low C = 20.7 | Jul low C = 22.5 | Aug low C = 22.4 | Sep low C = 19.1 | Oct low C = 14.8 | Nov low C = 9.6 | Dec low C = 4.2 | Jan record high C = 19.9 | Jan record low C = -5.0 | Feb record high C = 22.7 | Feb record low C = -3.4 | Mar record high C = 31.8 | Mar record low C = -2.3 | Apr record high C = 36.7 | Apr record low C = 4.7 | May record high C = 37.9 | May record low C = 7.5 | Jun record high C = 39.2 | Jun record low C = 14.6 | Jul record high C = 37.9 | Jul record low C = 16.8 | Aug record high C = 42.7 | Aug record low C = 16.6 | Sep record high C = 36.2 | Sep record low C = 12.8 | Oct record high C = 32.4 | Oct record low C = 4.1 | Nov record high C = 25.5 | Nov record low C = 0.0 | Dec record high C = 18.8 | Dec record low C = -5.2 | year high C = | year low C = | year high F = | year low F = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 7.3 | Feb precipitation mm = 9.7 | Mar precipitation mm = 20.2 | Apr precipitation mm = 42.5 | May precipitation mm = 74.0 | Jun precipitation mm = 106.4 | Jul precipitation mm = 222.3 | Aug precipitation mm = 179.5 | Sep precipitation mm = 126.9 | Oct precipitation mm = 38.3 | Nov precipitation mm = 11.9 | Dec precipitation mm = 5.2 | Jan humidity = 79 | Feb humidity = 77 | Mar humidity = 74 | Apr humidity = 72 | May humidity = 70 | Jun humidity = 76 | Jul humidity = 81 | Aug humidity = 81 | Sep humidity = 82 | Oct humidity = 82 | Nov humidity = 81 | Dec humidity = 80 | unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 5.7 | Feb precipitation days = 6.4 | Mar precipitation days = 9.3 | Apr precipitation days = 11.2 | May precipitation days = 12.5 | Jun precipitation days = 13.8 | Jul precipitation days = 15.2 | Aug precipitation days = 14.1 | Sep precipitation days = 14.6 | Oct precipitation days = 13.2 | Nov precipitation days = 5.7 | Dec precipitation days = 4.6 | year precipitation days = | Jan sun = 50.8 | Feb sun = 53.4 | Mar sun = 81.6 | Apr sun = 115.0 | May sun = 118.9 | Jun sun = 102.5 | Jul sun = 117.4 | Aug sun = 131.7 | Sep sun = 68.7 | Oct sun = 55.1 | Nov sun = 54.1 | Dec sun = 51.5 | year sun = | Jan percentsun = 16 | Feb percentsun = 17 | Mar percentsun = 22 | Apr percentsun = 30 | May percentsun = 28 | Jun percentsun = 24 | Jul percentsun = 27 | Aug percentsun = 32 | Sep percentsun = 19 | Oct percentsun = 16 | Nov percentsun = 17 | Dec percentsun = 16 | year percentsun = | Jan snow days = 1.2 | Feb snow days = 0.4 | Mar snow days = 0 | Apr snow days = 0 | May snow days = 0 | Jun snow days = 0 | Jul snow days = 0 | Aug snow days = 0 | Sep snow days = 0 | Oct snow days = 0 | Nov snow days = 0 | Dec snow days = 0.3 | year snow days = | source 1 = China Meteorological Administration all-time extreme temperature{{cite web |url= http://www.mherrera.org/temp.htm |title= Extreme Temperatures Around the World |access-date= 7 August 2025 | source =
Subdivisions
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| Map | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2020) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jingyang District | 旌阳区 | Jīngyáng Qū | 1,066,386including the Economic Development Zone | 650 | 1,641 | |
| Luojiang District | 罗江区 | Luójiāng Qū | 209,088 | 369 | 566 | |
| Shifang City | 什邡市 | Shífāng Shì | 406,775 | 820 | 496 | |
| Guanghan City | 广汉市 | Guǎnghàn Shì | 626,132 | 456 | 1372 | |
| Mianzhu City | 绵竹市 | Miánzhú Shì | 439,958 | 1,221 | 360 | |
| Zhongjiang County | 中江县 | Zhōngjiāng Xiàn | 946,019 | 2,154 | 439 | |
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Demographics
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According to the 2020 Chinese census, Deyang has a population of 3,456,161. During the first half of the 2010s, Deyang's population fell by about 100,000 people, although its population had slightly rebounded in the latter half of the 2010s. In the 2010 Chinese Census, Deyang's population totaled 3,615,758, and in the 2000 Chinese Census, its population was 3,788,056.The resident population at the end of 2024 is 3.454 million, an increase of 10,000 over the end of the previous year, including 2.064 million in urban areas and 1.39 million in rural areas.
Throughout the 2010s, Deyang experienced increased urbanization, with its urbanization rate increasing from 41.32% in 2010 to 53.89% in 2019. Deyang has a sex ratio of approximately 103 males per 100 females.
Ethnic groups
99.24% of the city's population is ethnically Han Chinese, with the remaining 0.76% of the population belonging to 51 officially recognized ethnic minorities. Major ethnic minorities in Deyang include the Hui, Tibetans, the Yi, and the Qiang.
Hui people
The Hui people are the largest ethnic minority in Deyang. The Hui people of Deyang live in a number of different areas, including along North Street () and the town of in Jingyang District, the town of in Shifang, and in portions of Guanghan.
Economy
As of 2019, Deyang has a gross domestic product (GDP) of 233.591 billion RMB, of which, 23.460 billion RMB comes from the primary sector, 118.439 billion RMB comes from the secondary sector, and 91.692 billion RMB comes from the tertiary sector. Compared to Sichuan as a whole, Deyang is more reliant on its secondary sector, which is responsible for 50.70% of Deyang's total GDP, while making up 37.25% of Sichuan's GDP. In 2019, Deyang's annual GDP growth was 7.2%, slightly below Sichuan's growth rate of 7.5%. GDP per capita growth in Deyang was 6.7% that same year, again slightly below the Sichuan total of 7.0%.
As of 2019, Deyang's gross domestic product per capita totals 65,745 RMB, higher than the Sichuan average of 55,774 RMB. However, the average annual wage in Deyang is 63,585 RMB per year, slightly below the Sichuan average of 69,267 RMB per year. On average, workers in Deyang's urban areas earn 37,222 RMB of disposable income annually, well below the Sichuan average of 45,878 RMB per year. Workers in Deyang's rural areas earn an average of 18,249 RMB in disposable income annually, below the Sichuan average of 24,357 RMB per year. The highest paying industry in Deyang is healthcare and social service, which pays, on average, 101,293 RMB per year, slightly below the Sichuan average of 192,904 RMB per year. The lowest paying industry in Deyang is the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry, which pays, on average, 28,812 RMB per year, significantly below the Sichuan average of 51,754 RMB per year. 32.1% of Deyang's workforce is employed in the primary sector, 27.7% is employed in the secondary sector, and 40.2% is employed in the tertiary sector. Of Deyang's 2.17 million workers, about 697,500 work in agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
Industry
Deyang is an important part of Cheng (Chengdu) De (Deyang) Mian (Mianyang) Economic District of the Sichuan province, a base for heavy machinery production in China. Companies with operations in Deyang include China National Erzhong Group, Dongfang Electric, and . Deyang produces large amounts of electrical equipment, including components for nuclear power plants, hydropower plants, steam turbines, and various casts.
In addition, Deyang also has a sizable light industry, in particular, the food industry. A number of brands, such as Jiannan Chunjiu (), Great Wall Cigar (), and Bingchuan Shidai Mineral Water (). Other major manufacturers include Lan Jian Beer Factory & Shifang Tobacco Company. According to the Deyang city government, Great Wall Cigar's plant in Deyang is the largest cigar factory in all of Asia.
Despite Deyang's sizable industry, air quality is relatively good.
Culture
The county-level city of Mianzhu has its own distinct style of New Year pictures, known as the .
Transportation
Both the and the passes through Deyang. Other major expressways in Deyang include the , the G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway, and China National Highway 108.
Numerous railways run through the city, including the Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan intercity railway, the Baoji–Chengdu railway, and the Dazhou–Chengdu railway.
Deyang also has an extensive bus service and taxis.
Tourism
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Deyang is home to a number of major historical sites, including the Sanxingdui site, Baimaguan Pangtong Temple (), and the . Other sites include the Huang Jiguang Memorial Hall (), honoring Chinese soldier Huang Jiguang. The Longmenshan National Park () is also located in Deyang.
Sister cities
Deyang is a sister city with Muncie, Indiana;
- RUS Vladimir, Russia, since 1994;
- DEU Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Germany, since 1996;
- ESP L'Alcúdia, Spain, since 1997;
- FIN Lahti, Finland, since 2000;
Notes
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