Qujing
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Qujing |
| official_name | |
| native_name | 曲靖市 |
| native_name_lang | zh |
| other_name | Kutsing |
| settlement_type | Prefecture-level city |
| motto | |
| image_skyline | {{multiple image |
| border | infobox |
| total_width | 280px |
| image_style | border:1; |
| perrow | 1/2/2 |
| image1 | 曲靖市天际线 - 航拍 - 2024-10-02 10.jpg |
| caption1 | Urban skyline |
| image2 | 寥廓公园 - 靖宁宝塔 - 2023-06-19 01.jpg |
| caption2 | Liaokuo Park/Jingning Pagoda |
| image3 | 珠江源广场 - 2023-06-18 01.jpg |
| caption3 | Zhujiangyuan Square |
| image4 | 麒麟公园 - 2023-06-18 02.jpg |
| caption4 | Qilin Park |
| image5 | 圆通禅寺 - 正门 - 2023-06-19 01.jpg |
| caption5 | Yuantong Temple |
| image_map | Qujing in Yunnan.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Qujing in Yunnan |
| pushpin_mapsize | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | People's Republic of China |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Yunnan |
| seat_type | Admin HQ |
| seat | Qilin District |
| leader_title | Secretary |
| leader_name | Li Wenrong |
| leader_title1 | Mayor |
| leader_name1 | Dong Baotong |
| area_total_km2 | 29855 |
| area_metro_km2 | 1442 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| population_as_of | 2018 estimation |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 6155400 |
| area_urban_km2 | 148 |
| area_urban_footnotes | (2018) |
| population_urban | 1432500 |
| population_metro | 1432500 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_density_urban_km2 | auto |
| population_density_metro_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type2 | GDP |
| demographics2_title1 | Prefecture-level city |
| demographics2_info1 | CN¥ 380.2 billion |
| US$ 56.1 billion | |
| demographics2_title2 | Per capita |
| demographics2_info2 | CN¥ 66,373 |
| US$9,790 | |
| timezone | China Standard |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| coor_pinpoint | Qujing municipal government |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | tags-- |
| elevation_m | 1873 |
| postal_code_type | |
| postal_code | 655000 |
| area_code | 0874 |
| iso_code | CN-YN-03 |
| blank2_name | License Plate Prefix |
| blank2_info | 云D |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Qujing | official_name = | native_name = 曲靖市 | native_name_lang = zh | other_name = Kutsing | settlement_type = Prefecture-level city | motto = | image_skyline = {{multiple image |border = infobox |total_width = 280px |image_style = border:1; |perrow = 1/2/2 |image1 = 曲靖市天际线 - 航拍 - 2024-10-02 10.jpg |caption1 = Urban skyline |image2 = 寥廓公园 - 靖宁宝塔 - 2023-06-19 01.jpg |caption2 = Liaokuo Park/Jingning Pagoda |image3 = 珠江源广场 - 2023-06-18 01.jpg |caption3 = Zhujiangyuan Square |image4 = 麒麟公园 - 2023-06-18 02.jpg |caption4 = Qilin Park |image5 = 圆通禅寺 - 正门 - 2023-06-19 01.jpg |caption5 = Yuantong Temple |image_caption = | image_map = Qujing in Yunnan.svg | map_caption = Location of Qujing in Yunnan | pushpin_mapsize = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = People's Republic of China | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Yunnan | seat_type = Admin HQ | seat = Qilin District | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Secretary | leader_name = Li Wenrong | leader_title1 = Mayor | leader_name1 = Dong Baotong | area_total_km2 = 29855 | area_metro_km2 = 1442 | area_land_km2 = | population_as_of = 2018 estimation | population_footnotes = | population_total = 6155400 | area_urban_km2 = 148 | area_urban_footnotes = (2018) | population_urban = 1432500 | population_metro = 1432500 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_urban_km2 = auto | population_density_metro_km2 = auto | population_blank2 = | demographics_type2 = GDP | demographics2_title1 = Prefecture-level city | demographics2_info1 = CN¥ 380.2 billion US$ 56.1 billion | demographics2_title2 = Per capita | demographics2_info2 = CN¥ 66,373 US$9,790 | timezone = China Standard | utc_offset = +8 | coor_pinpoint = Qujing municipal government | coordinates = | elevation_footnotes = tags-- | elevation_m = 1873 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 655000 | area_code = 0874 | iso_code = CN-YN-03 | blank2_name = License Plate Prefix | blank2_info = 云D | website =
Qujing () is a prefecture-level city in the east of Yunnan province, China, bordering Guizhou province to the north and east and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the south; thus, it was called "Key between Yunnan and Guizhou" (滇黔锁钥) and "Throat of Yunnan" (云南咽喉) in the past. It is part of the Central Yunnan Metropolitan Region plan (滇中城市群规划) in effect for 2016–49. Its administrative population is 6,047,000 according to a 2015 estimate, of whom, 1,408,500 reside in the metro area, which contains Qilin District, Zhanyi District and Malong District. The city's resident population at the end of 2024 is 5.634 million.During the 11th National Five-Year Plan period, the government of Qujing planned to develop the city into the "big city at the origin of the Pearl River" (珠江源大城市) in the following decades, including increasing the built-up urban area to past 100 km2 and the urban population to surpass 1 million by 2020, the second in Yunnan, after Kunming.
Geography and climate
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Qujing is located in the east of Yunnan province, about 130 km east of Kunming, the provincial capital. It borders Kunming to the west, Zhaotong and Bijie to the north, Liupanshui and Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture to the east, and Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture and Baise to the south. Like much of the central and eastern parts of the province, it is part of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau.
Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Qujing has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with short, mild, dry winters, and warm, rainy summers. Frost may occur in winter but the days still generally warm up to around 15 °C. During summer, a majority of the days features some rainfall, and daytime temperatures rise to 25 °C. A great majority of the year's rainfall occurs from June to October.
| width = auto | metric first = y | single line = y | collapsed = Y | location = Qujing, elevation 1906 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present) | Jan high C = 15.3 | Feb high C = 17.5 | Mar high C = 21.6 | Apr high C = 24.4 | May high C = 25.5 | Jun high C = 25.4 | Jul high C = 25.3 | Aug high C = 25.4 | Sep high C = 23.6 | Oct high C = 20.6 | Nov high C = 18.2 | Dec high C = 15.0 | Jan mean C = 8.6 | Feb mean C = 10.6 | Mar mean C = 14.4 | Apr mean C = 17.5 | May mean C = 19.3 | Jun mean C = 20.3 | Jul mean C = 20.5 | Aug mean C = 20.2 | Sep mean C = 18.4 | Oct mean C = 15.5 | Nov mean C = 12.2 | Dec mean C = 8.8 | Jan low C = 4.2 | Feb low C = 5.8 | Mar low C = 9.2 | Apr low C = 12.4 | May low C = 15.0 | Jun low C = 17.0 | Jul low C = 17.4 | Aug low C = 17.0 | Sep low C = 15.2 | Oct low C = 12.5 | Nov low C = 8.3 | Dec low C = 4.9 | Jan record high C = 25.9 | Jan record low C = −6.7 | Feb record high C = 28.8 | Feb record low C = −9.2 | Mar record high C = 29.5 | Mar record low C = −5.8 | Apr record high C = 31.9 | Apr record low C = 0.3 | May record high C = 33.4 | May record low C = 3.8 | Jun record high C = 32.1 | Jun record low C = 9.4 | Jul record high C = 31.1 | Jul record low C = 9.0 | Aug record high C = 31.5 | Aug record low C = 8.7 | Sep record high C = 30.9 | Sep record low C = 5.3 | Oct record high C = 27.6 | Oct record low C = 1.1 | Nov record high C = 26.1 | Nov record low C = −3.5 | Dec record high C = 24.6 | Dec record low C = −8.7 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 26.8 | Feb precipitation mm = 17.2 | Mar precipitation mm = 23.8 | Apr precipitation mm = 35.5 | May precipitation mm = 89.9 | Jun precipitation mm = 192.2 | Jul precipitation mm = 172.2 | Aug precipitation mm = 139.9 | Sep precipitation mm = 99.7 | Oct precipitation mm = 86.3 | Nov precipitation mm = 30.5 | Dec precipitation mm = 18.3 | Jan humidity = 65 | Feb humidity = 58 | Mar humidity = 53 | Apr humidity = 55 | May humidity = 63 | Jun humidity = 74 | Jul humidity = 78 | Aug humidity = 76 | Sep humidity = 76 | Oct humidity = 78 | Nov humidity = 71 | Dec humidity = 70 | unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 6.8 | Feb precipitation days = 6.6 | Mar precipitation days = 6.6 | Apr precipitation days = 8.2 | May precipitation days = 12.1 | Jun precipitation days = 17.1 | Jul precipitation days = 17.9 | Aug precipitation days = 16.8 | Sep precipitation days = 13.0 | Oct precipitation days = 13.3 | Nov precipitation days = 6.6 | Dec precipitation days = 6.6 | year precipitation days = | Jan sun = 179.0 | Feb sun = 196.1 | Mar sun = 236.5 | Apr sun = 236.1 | May sun = 197.9 | Jun sun = 133.1 | Jul sun = 130.1 | Aug sun = 148.7 | Sep sun = 126.5 | Oct sun = 127.3 | Nov sun = 165.0 | Dec sun = 158.3 | year sun = | Jan percentsun = 54 | Feb percentsun = 61 | Mar percentsun = 63 | Apr percentsun = 61 | May percentsun = 48 | Jun percentsun = 32 | Jul percentsun = 31 | Aug percentsun = 37 | Sep percentsun = 35 | Oct percentsun = 36 | Nov percentsun = 51 | Dec percentsun = 49 | year percentsun = | Jan snow days = 2.7 | Feb snow days = 1.8 | Mar snow days = 0.4 | 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 = 0.2 | Dec snow days = 1.1 | year snow days = | source 1 = China Meteorological Administration | source 2 = Weather China{{cite web | url = http://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101290401.shtml? | script-title=zh:曲靖 – 气象数据 -中国天气网 | publisher = Weather China | language = zh | access-date = 21 November 2022}} | source =
Transport
Qujing is linked to Kunming by the National Highway 320. Drive time is about three hours. The transportation system in Qujing is well developed. You can access almost every corner of the city by way of the Kun Qu Freeway. Buses to Kunming depart from Qujing Bus Station every half hour, the trip takes about three hours. The bus station also provides transportation to Dali, Honghezhou and other destinations around Qujing. Taxi and buses are available in Qujing. The base rate of a taxi is RMB 7 for the first 2.5 km.
Two train routes, Guizhou to Kunming and Nanning to Kunming, run through eight towns in Qujing each day. It takes one and a half hours to get from Qujing to Kunming by express. After Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway completed in December 2016, it takes 45 minutes to reach Kunming South High-speed Train Station and an hour to reach Guiyang North High-speed Train Station from Qujing North High-speed Train Station. There is a plan for a speed train to run between Chengdu and Nanning by the year 2015, which will make the trip from Kunming to Qujing only 30 minutes long.
Administrative divisions
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The government seat is located in Qilin District.
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| Map | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2015) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qilin District | 麒麟区 | Qílín Qū | 767,300 | 1,552.92 | 493 | |
| Zhanyi District | 沾益区 | Zhānyì Qū | 448,500 | 2,801.27 | 160 | |
| Malong District | 马龙区 | Mǎlóng Qū | 192,700 | 1,600.34 | 120 | |
| Xuanwei City | 宣威市 | Xuānwēi Shì | 1,352,100 | 6,053.2 | 222 | |
| Fuyuan County | 富源县 | Fùyuán Xiàn | 741,700 | 3,235.4 | 229 | |
| Luoping County | 罗平县 | Luópíng Xiàn | 405,100 | 3,025.35 | 187 | |
| Shizong County | 师宗县 | Shīzōng Xiàn | 405,100 | 2,741.66 | 147 | |
| Luliang County | 陆良县 | Lùliáng Xiàn | 638,800 | 2,010.04 | 317 | |
| Huize County | 会泽县 | Huìzé Xiàn | 934,800 | 5,883.93 | 159 | |
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Economy
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In 2016, the total GDP was 177.5 billion Yuan, and the GDP per capita was 27044 yuan.
Tobacco, automobiles, power generation and chemical engineering are the main industries in Qujing.
- Qujing Economic and Technological Development Zone Qujing Economic and Technological Development Zone (QETDZ) is a provincial development zone approved by Yunnan Provincial Government in August 1992. It is located in the east of urban Qujing, the second largest city in Yunnan in terms of economic strengths. The location of the development zone is the economic, political and cultural center of Qujing. As an agency under Qujing municipal Party committee and municipal government, the administrative commission of QETDZ functions as an economy supervising body at the prefecture level and an administration body at the county level. It has 106 km2 under its jurisdiction. It shoulders the task of building a new 40-square-kilometer city area and providing service for a population of 400,000 in the upcoming 10 years.
Demography
Among the resident population, the Han population is 5,442,131, accounting for 92.95% of the total population; the ethnic minorities population is 412,924, accounting for 7.1% of the total population.
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| National name | Han | Yi | Hui | Hmong | Zhuang | Buyi | Shui | Bai | Yao | Mongol | Others | Population | Proportion of total population (%) | Proportion of minority population (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5442014 | 225245 | 68252 | 33518 | 30794 | 29941 | 6710 | 5259 | 2349 | 2169 | 8804 | ||||
| 92.95 | 3.85 | 1.17 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.15 | ||||
| --- | 54.53 | 16.52 | 8.11 | 7.46 | 7.25 | 1.62 | 1.27 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 2.13 | ||||
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Sites of interest
- Jiulong Waterfall (Nine Dragons Waterfall) in Luoping County
- Tiansheng Cave, formerly Xianren Dong (Fairy Cave, although some translate it as Celestial Being Cave)
References
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- 云南省统计局、国家统计局云南调查总队. (December 2023). "《云南统计年鉴－2023》". [[China Statistics Press]].
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- Yunnan Provincial Census Office, Yunnan Provincial Bureau of Statistics. (September 2012). ""Yunnan Provincial Census Data in 2010"". China Statistics Press.
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