Chengde

Chengde
承德市
Chengte, Jehol
Clockwise from top: Jinshanling, Mountain Resort, Skyline of Chengde, Putuo Zongcheng Temple, Sledgehammer Peak
Map
Location of Chengde City jurisdiction in Hebei
Location of Chengde City jurisdiction in Hebei
Chengde is located in Hebei
Chengde
Chengde
Location of the city centre in Hebei
Chengde is located in Northern China
Chengde
Chengde
Chengde (Northern China)
Chengde is located in China
Chengde
Chengde
Chengde (China)
Coordinates (Chengde municipal government): 40°57′11″N 117°57′47″E / 40.953°N 117.963°E / 40.953; 117.963
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Settled1681
EstablishedNovember 15, 1983
Municipal seatShuangqiao District
Area
 • Prefecture-level city39,519 km2 (15,258 sq mi)
 • Urban724.03 km2 (279.55 sq mi)
 • Districts[1]1,252.7 km2 (483.7 sq mi)
Elevation
327 m (1,073 ft)
Population
 • Prefecture-level city3,473,200
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
 • Urban920,395
 • Urban density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
 • Districts[1]
642,000
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 135.9 billion
US$ 21.8 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 38,506
US$6,182
Area code314
ISO 3166 codeCN-HE-08
License Plate Prefix冀H
Websitehttp://www.chengde.gov.cn
City tree
Pagoda Tree
City flower
Rugosa Rose
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Chengde
Chinese name
Chinese承德
PostalChengte
Literal meaningUpholding Virtue
Receiving Virtue
Rehe
Traditional Chinese熱河()
Simplified Chinese热河()
PostalJehol
Literal meaningHot River
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicХалуун гол
Mongolian scriptᠬᠠᠯᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠭᠣᠣᠯ
Manchu name
Manchu script᠊ᡵᡩᡝᠮᡠ ᠪᡝ ᠠᠯᡳᡥᠠ
AbkaiErdemu Be Aliha

Chengde, formerly known as Jehol and Rehe, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, situated about 225 kilometres (140 mi) northeast of Beijing. It is best known as the site of the Mountain Resort, a vast imperial garden and palace formerly used by the Qing emperors as summer residence.[3] The permanent resident population is approximately 3,473,200 in 2017.

  1. ^ a b c d Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ 河北省统计局、国家统计局河北调查总队. 《河北经济年鉴-2018》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5356-7824-9. Archived from the original on 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  3. ^ Hedin (1933), pp. 1, 14.

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