Shifang
County-level city in Sichuan, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shifang is a county-level city in Sichuan, China, under administration of Deyang prefecture-level city. It is located directly about 50 kilometers (31 mi) from Chengdu. It had an area of 863 km2 (333 sq mi) and a population of 430,000 in 2004.[3] Shifang has a history stretching back over two thousand years. It suffered heavy damage during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The city was also the scene of a large-scale environmental protest against a copper smelting plant in July 2012.
Quick Facts 什邡市She-fang Heen, Country ...
Shifang
什邡市 She-fang Heen[1] | |
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Coordinates (Shifang government): 31°07′37″N 104°10′01″E | |
Country | China |
Province | Sichuan |
Prefecture-level city | Deyang |
Municipal seat | Fangting Subdistrict (方亭街道) |
Area | |
• Total | 863 km2 (333 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 430,000 |
• Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 618400 |
Area code | 0838 |
Website | http://www.shifang.gov.cn/ |
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Chinese | 什邡 | ||||||
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Chinese | 汁方 汁邡 (Later Han) | ||||||
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Meixin | |||||||
Chinese | 美信 | ||||||
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Fangting | |||||||
Chinese | 方亭 | ||||||
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Fangning | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 方寧 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 方宁 | ||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 通計 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 通计 | ||||||
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