Jinan Facts
Jinan is the capital City of Shandong Province.
Abbreviation: Ji (济 in Chinese)
Coordinates: 36° 40′ 0″ N, 116° 59′ 0″ E
Country: China
Mayor: Zhang Jianguo
Population: about 6 million people with approximately 1 million non-permanent residents at the end of 2007.
Currency: Yuan (Renminbi)
Language: Jinan Dialect, on which Mandarin Chinese is based on.
Time Zone: China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Area: 8.177 square kilometers
Administrative Divisions: 6 districts, 1 county-level city and 2 counties.
Altitude: 17-39m
City Flower: Lotus Flower
City Tree: Willow Tree
Main Rivers: Yellow River and Xiaoqinghe River
GDP: Total - CNY 301.7 billion; Per capita - CNY 45,724
Sister Cities:
Asia: Wakayama, Yamaguchi, Suwon, Kfar Sava
Europe: Coventry, Rennes, Nizhny, Vantaa, Augsburg
America: Sacramento, Regina
Oceania: Port Moresby, Joondalup
Jinan Location - Where is Jinan
Jinan City is located in the northwestern part of Shandong Province, about 400 kilometers south of Beijing. It is bordering Liaocheng on the southwest, Dezhou on the northwest, Binzhou on the northeast, Zibo on the east, Laiwu on the southeast and Tai’an on the south. See map of Jinan to view the exact location of Jinan.

Jinan Districts
Jinan has totally 6 districts, 1 county-level city and 3 counties under its administration.
4 Urban Districts: Lixia District, Shizhong District, Huaiyin District and Tianqiao District
2 Suburban Districts: Licheng District and Changqing District
1 County-level City: Zhangqiu City
3 Rural Counties: Pingyin County, Jiyang County and Shanghe County
Jinan Codes
Jinan Postal Code: Jinan zip codes range from 25000 to 251600. However, not all within the range are in use.
Jinan Area Code: Internal dialing code is 0531 while international telephone calling code is +0086-531
Jinan in Chinese
Learning how to read and say Jinan in Chinese might be of help when you are traveling around the city.
Jinan in Chinese Pinyin: jì nán
How does Jinan look in Chinese?
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How to say Jinan in Chinese? Click to play this audio file to learn how to correctly pronounce Jinan in Chinese. Or you can download it to your hand device to help when you are traveling to Jinan.
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