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Tangshan (Chinese: 唐山; pinyin: Tángshān) is a largely industrial prefecture-level city in northeastern Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It has become known for the 1976 Tangshan earthquake which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale and killed at least 255,000 residents. The city has since been rebuilt and has become the economy center of Hebei provice and a tourist attraction. The city of Tangshan is approximately 149 kilometers, 92 miles or 80 nautical miles east by south east of the countries capital city of Beijing. It takes roughly 2 hours by road to get from Tangshan to Beijing. Tangshan's prefecture population was 7.42 million at the 2012 census, with 3.09 million urban popluation.
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Tangshan 唐山 Prefecture-level city 唐山市 Font at Tangshan, Hebei - Mobile World.jpg Nickname(s): Phoenix City Location of Tangshan City jurisdiction in Hebei Location of Tangshan City jurisdiction in Hebei Tangshan is located in Hebei
Tangshan Location of the city centre in Hebei Coordinates: 39°36′N 118°10′ECoordinates: 39°36′N 118°10′E Country People's Republic of China Province Hebei Government
• Party Secretary Jiang Deguo (姜德果) • Mayor Chen Xuejun (陈学军)
Area
• Prefecture-level city 17,040 km2 (6,580 sq mi) • Water 3,568 km2 (1,378 sq mi) • Urban 3,596 km2 (1,388 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Prefecture-level city 7,417,800 • Density 440/km2 (1,200/sq mi) • Urban 3,080,800 • Urban density 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 063000
Area code(s) 315
GDP ¥586.163 billion (2012)
GDP per capita ¥76,000 (2012)
License Plate Prefix 冀B
Website tangshan.gov.cn
Contents [hide] 1 Etymology 2 History 2.1 Early history 2.2 Ming and Qing period 2.3 People's Republic 2.4 1976 Tangshan Earthquake 3 Geography and climate 4 Economy 4.1 Pillar industries 4.2 Industrial zone 5 Demographics 6 Administration 7 Education 7.1 Universities and colleges 7.2 High Schools 8 Culture 8.1 Traditional Arts 8.2 Tourism 9 Transport 9.1 Rail 9.2 Roads 9.3 Airport 9.4 Port 10 Notable people 11 See also 12 References 12.1 Notes 13 External links