Benxi, Liaoning Province, China

Economy | Education | Tourist Industry

🇨🇳 Benxi (本溪) is a prefecture-level city located in the east of Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, south-southeast of the provincial capital Shenyang. The built-up area is made of 3 urban districts (Pingshan, Xihu and Mingshan). It was founded as a metallurgical centre in 1915. Benxi Iron and Steel Company (Bengang) is the largest employer in the city, and used to be the fourth-largest steel company in China. The second-largest industry in Benxi is coal mining. The city has pollution problems due to steel production and coal mining.

Benxi contains 4 districts and 2 autonomous counties.

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Economy Benxi's economy grew 10% in 2012 to a regional GDP of 111.24 billion CNY. Ranked eighth out of fourteen prefecture level cities in Liaoning, the city's GDP accounted for approximately 4% of provincial total. Urban per-capita disposable income was 22,466 CNY, and consumption per capita 16,064 CNY.

With 46 large and medium-sized enterprises in Benxi, main industrial products are raw iron (14 million tons), steel (13 million tons), finished steel (12 million tons), cement (3 million tons) and raw coal (1 million tons). In 2008, 92,615 people were employed in manufacturing, 20,368 in education, 19,228 in public administration and social organizations, 17,913 persons in the mining industry, and 12,997 in transportation and storage. According to the type of business ownership, 63,000 were employed in private companies. Uranium is mined in the region.

As of 2009, Asia's biggest iron ore mine, which is reported to possess more than 3 billion tons of proven reserves, has been found in this region.

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Education The city contains the Benxi Campus of the Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (LNUTCM).

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Tourist Industry Benxi is rich with tourist attractions. The eastern side of the prefecture is covered with mountains, caves and lakes with low population, making the various parks in that area popular.

The Benxi Lake, located at the urban area of Xihu district in Benxi, after which the city was named in Qing dynasty, is the tiniest lake in the world. With an area less than 15 sq. meters and a daily rate of flow at approximately 20,000 tons, the lake acts as a famous tourist attraction of the city.

The Benxi Water Cave National Park is a subterranean river, some 3,000 meters long, 2 meters deep and wide enough for 20-30 boats. It flows through this cave situated 35 km (22 mi) east of Benxi city. The cave is filled with countless stalactites and stone flowers, pillars and curtains.

Wunü Mountain National Park is an area of natural beauty. The park also contains the remains of an ancient Goguryeo capital city. As such the site has been recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Guanmenshan National Forest Park is an valley of outstanding natural beauty. Secluded trails run up and down the valley. The area is particularly popular in autumn when the leaves of the many maple trees that line the valley turn bright red.

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Benxi has a population of over 809,655 people. Benxi also forms the centre of the wider Benxi prefecture which has a population of over 1,326,018 people.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Benxi has links with:

🇨🇦 Brampton, Canada 🇩🇪 Greifswald, Germany 🇰🇷 Miryang, South Korea 🇯🇵 Oyama, Japan 🇺🇸 Peoria, USA 🇩🇪 Wolgast, Germany
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North of: 41.487

🇺🇸 Rock Island 41.489

🇪🇸 Rubí 41.493

🇮🇹 Anzio 41.5

🇮🇹 Cassino 41.5

🇦🇱 Krujë 41.5

🇺🇸 Cleveland 41.505

🇵🇹 Barcelos 41.517

🇺🇸 Newburgh 41.517

🇺🇸 Joliet 41.525

🇺🇸 Meriden 41.533

East of: 123.685

🇵🇭 Daraga 123.694

🇵🇭 Tangub 123.719

🇨🇳 Tieling 123.726

🇵🇭 Tabaco 123.73

🇵🇭 Legazpi 123.73

🇵🇭 Legaspi Port 123.73

🇵🇭 Naga 123.75

🇵🇭 Oroquieta 123.78

🇵🇭 Tubod 123.8

🇵🇭 Talisay 123.839

West of: 123.685

🇵🇭 Toledo 123.648

🇵🇭 Carcar 123.64

🇵🇭 Masbate City 123.625

🇵🇭 Masbate 123.625

🇮🇩 Kupang 123.6

🇵🇭 Albay 123.568

🇵🇭 Ligao 123.54

🇵🇭 Buhi 123.517

🇨🇳 Shuangliao 123.503

🇵🇭 Escalante 123.5

Antipodal to Benxi is: -56.315,-41.487

Locations Near: Benxi 123.685,41.4868

🇨🇳 Hunnan 123.45,41.715 d: 32  

🇨🇳 Dadong 123.47,41.805 d: 39.7  

🇨🇳 Sujiatun 123.346,41.67 d: 34.8  

🇨🇳 Heping 123.382,41.754 d: 39  

🇨🇳 Shenyang 123.417,41.8 d: 41.3  

🇨🇳 Fushun 123.889,41.867 d: 45.5  

🇨🇳 Tiexi 123.212,41.72 d: 47.1  

🇨🇳 Liaoyang 123.176,41.279 d: 48.3  

🇨🇳 Yuhong 123.266,41.894 d: 57.1  

🇨🇳 Tieling 123.726,42.224 d: 82  

Antipodal to: Benxi -56.315,-41.487

🇦🇷 Mar del Plata -57.55,-38 d: 19613.3  

🇦🇷 General Pueyrredón -57.533,-37.983 d: 19611.8  

🇦🇷 Pinamar -56.85,-37.1 d: 19525.1  

🇦🇷 Tandil -59.133,-37.317 d: 19492  

🇦🇷 Olavarría -60.333,-36.9 d: 19398.8  

🇦🇷 Bahía Blanca -62.266,-38.718 d: 19422.9  

🇺🇾 Montevideo -56.198,-34.907 d: 19283.3  

🇺🇾 Ciudad de la Costa -55.95,-34.817 d: 19272.7  

🇦🇷 Viedma -62.995,-40.808 d: 19450.9  

🇺🇾 Maldonado -54.95,-34.9 d: 19273  

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