Qingyuan

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Qingyuan
清远市
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Qingyuan
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Location of Qingyuan in Guangdong
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Qingyuan
Location in China
Coordinates(Qingyuan municipal government): 23°40′55″N113°03′22″E / 23.682°N 113.056°E / 23.682; 113.056
Country People's Republic of China
Province Guangdong
County-level divisions 9
Township-level divisions 53
City seat Qingcheng District
Area
   Prefecture-level city 19,152.9 km2 (7,395.0 sq mi)
  Urban
3,652.3 km2 (1,410.2 sq mi)
  Metro
3,652.3 km2 (1,410.2 sq mi)
Dimensions
[1]
  Length190 km (120 mi)
  Width230 km (140 mi)
Elevation
14 m (45 ft)
Population
 (2020 Census [2] )
   Prefecture-level city 3,969,473
  Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
   Urban
1,738,424
  Urban density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
   Metro
1,738,424
  Metro density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
GDP [3]
   Prefecture-level city CN¥ 200.7 billion
US$ 31.1 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 50,459
US$ 7,821
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code 0763
ISO 3166 code CN-GD-18
Licence plate prefixes 粤R
Major Nationalities Han, Zhuang and Yao
Website www.gdqy.gov.cn
  1. Qingyuan has also sometimes been romanized as Tsing-yuan or Tsing-yuen, [4] Ts'ing-yuen, [5] and Tsing-yuen-heën. [6]

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