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Panzhihua Municipality, A prefecture-level city under Sichuan Province , In Chinese [攀枝花市]

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Administrative Division Code : 510400;
Post Code : 617000;
Phone Area Code :0812
The Prefix of Motor Vehicle License Plate : 川D
The Prefix of Citizen Identity Card Number: 510400
Area Coverage: 7440 square kilometers;
Population : 10,798,000 persons;
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The adminitrative division form of Panzhihua is Municipality, which is one of the four administrative divisional forms at the the second level of China local administrative division system .
Municipality is also referred to as a prefecture level city (地级市). Most of Chinese big cities belong to this variety.
A prefecture-level municipality is subject to the juridiction of a provincial government ,and directly controls some urban districts while overseeing some counties or smaller cities on behalf of the provincial government.
Thus it's normal to see a large City (a Municipality) have juridiction over some small cities in China.
Subdivisions Under the jurisdication of Panzhihua Municipality
S/NFull NameIn Chinese In PinyinDivison type
1Renhe District仁和区Renhe QuDistrict
2Xiqu District西区Xiqu
3Dongqu District东区Dongqu
4Yanbian County盐边县Yanbian XianCounty
5Miyi County米易县Miyi XianCounty
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Overview



Established in 1965 and located in southwest Sichuan where Jinsha River and Yalong River meet, Panzhihua is a new and developing city of immigrants. Covering 7,434 sq. km, it has jurisdiction over estern district, western district, shihe district, Yanbian County, Miyi County and 78 villages. Among its total population of 1,100,000. Panzhihua is an important base of iron, steel, rare metals and energy resources. At an elevation ranged from 937m to 4195.5m, it lies in the area of Hengduan Mountain in southwest Sichuan, which features mountain landforms.



Panzhihua is rich in resources of minerals, water and tourism. With the average temperature of 20 degree Centigrade and the sunshine time up to 2,574 hours, Panzhihua enjoys bright sunshine and pleasant climate for the whole year, which is suitable for tourism at anytime. Besides, it has some characteristic tourist resources, including limestone caves, stone forests, waterfalls, hot springs, virgin forests, lawns growing in mountains, underground lakes and the third highest dam of the world.

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