Country Peoples Republic of China Province Yunnan Area 29,855 km2 | Population 648,956 (2000) | |
Colleges and Universities Qujing Normal University, Yunnan Vocational and Technical College of Energy Resources | ||
Qujing (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Yunnan province of southwest China. It is an important industrial city, and is Yunnans second largest city by population, after Kunming.
Contents
- Map of Qujing
- Qujing hot attractions
- Ardent skatepark and friends in qujing
- Geography and climate
- Economy
- References
Map of Qujing
Its population is 5,855,055 according to the 2010 census, of whom 659,925 reside in the built up area. Within a few years, Zhanyi county will be part of this built up area, making an agglomeration of more than 1 million inhabitants.
Qujing hot attractions
Ardent skatepark and friends in qujing
Geography and climate
Qujing is located in the east of Yunnan province, about 130 kilometres (81 mi) east of Kunming, the provincial capital. Like much of the central and eastern parts of the province, it is part of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.
Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Qujing has a mild subtropical highland climate (Koppen Cwb), with short, mild, dry winters, and warm, rainy summers. Frost may occur in winter but the days still generally warm up to around 15 °C (59 °F). During summer, a majority of the days features some rainfall, and daytime temperatures rise to 25 °C (77 °F). A great majority of the years rainfall occurs from June to October.
Economy
In 2004, total GDP was of 34,2 billion Yuan, and the GDP per capita of: 6025 yuans.