🇨🇳 Jiayuguan (嘉峪关市; 嘉峪關市; Jiāyùguān Shì) is a prefecture-level city in north-western Gansu province. Its built-up area is made of Jiayuguan City and Suzhou urban district of Jiuquan City now being conurbated. It is named after the nearby Jiayu Pass, the largest and most intact pass of the Great Wall of China. Jiayuguan is a major industrial city. It was established in 1958, following the establishment of Jiuquan Steel Company, the largest steel company in Gansu. Mining and mineral processing are the primary industries of the city. By area, it is by far the smallest prefecture-level division of Gansu.
The fortress at Jiayuguan is situated at the end of the portion of the Great Wall of China which was built by the Ming Dynasty, in the 14th century.
1Administration As 2019, Jiayuguan City is divided to 3 districts and 3 towns: Districts • Xiongguan District (雄关区) • Jingtie District (镜铁区) • Changcheng District (长城区); Towns • Xincheng(新城镇) • Yuquan(峪泉镇) • Wenshu(文殊镇).
1Transport Jiayuguan is served by China National Highway 312, and the Lanzhou-Xinjiang and Jiayuguan-Ceke Railways. A 69-km-long branch railway, the Jiajing Railway (嘉镜铁路), runs from Jiayuguan to Jingtieshan (镜铁山矿区).
Jiayuguan is served by the Jiayuguan Jiuquan Airport that offers direct air services to Xi'an on Shanghai Airlines and Beijing on Air China.
1Jiayuguan has a population of over 312,663 people. Jiayuguan also forms the centre of the wider Jiayuguan Prefecture which has a population of over 768,274 people.
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🇨🇱 Port Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 19254.4
🇨🇱 Puerto Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 19254.4
🇨🇱 Coronel -73.217,-37.017 d: 19216.1
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