Country China Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area code(s) 0839 Population 2.484 million (2010) | Postal code 628017 Local time Saturday 3:07 PM | |
Weather 13°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 76% Humidity Points of interest Heming Mountain, Jianmenguan National Forest Park, Sichuan Tangjiahe National, Huangze Temple, Mingyuexia | ||
Guangyuan (simplified Chinese: 广元; traditional Chinese: 廣元; pinyin: Gǔangyúan; Wade–Giles: Kuang-yüan) is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, China. It has an area of 16313.78 square kilometers and a population of 2,484,123 in 2010 (3,037,600 in 2002.)
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Map of Guangyuan, Sichuan, China
Guangyuan's economy is based on a diverse array of heavy industry, as well as mining and agriculture. It is an ancient city, notable for its relics and tombs. Plant 821, a large plutonium producing reactor is located near Guangyuan.
On May 12, 2008 a magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurred. 4,822 people were killed, 28,245 injured, and 125 missing in the city as of June 7, 2008.
History
Formerly known as Lizhou (利州), Guangyuan was the birthplace of Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to bear the title Empress Regnant.