Tianjin

Tianjin (help·info) (Cheenese: 天津; pinyin: Tiānjīn; Wade–Giles: T'ien-chin; [tʰi̯ɛn˥˥ t͡ɕin˥˥]; Postal cairt spellin: Tientsin) is a metropolis in North Cheenae an ane o the five naitional central ceeties. It is govrened as a direct-controlled municipality, ane o fower sic designations, an is sicweys unner direct admeenistration o the central govrenment, an borders Hebei an Beijing, boondit tae the east bi the Bohai Guwf portion o the Yellae Sea. In terms o urban population, it is the saxt lairgest ceety o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae, an its urban land aurie ranks 5t in the naition, ae efter Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, an Shenzhen.

Tianjin 天津
Municipality
Municipality o Tianjin • 天津市
Clockwise frae top:Jinwan Square, Tianjin Financial Center an Hai River, Xikai Church, Panorama o dountoun Tianjin, Tianjin Railroad Station, Tianjin Eye Park
Location o Tianjin Municipality athin Cheenae
Coordinates: 39°08′N 117°11′E / 39.133°N 117.183°E / 39.133; 117.183 117°11′E / 39.133°N 117.183°E / 39.133; 117.183
Kintra	Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
Settled	ca. 340 BC
Diveesions  - Coonty-level  - Tounship- level	13 destricts, 3 coonties 240 touns an veelages
Govrenment
• Teep	Municipality
• CPC Ctte Secretary	Li Hongzhong, Chen Min'er
• Mayor	Huang Xingguo, Liao Guoxun, Zhang Gong
Area
• Municipality	11760 km2 (4,540 sq mi)
• Urban	174.9 km2 (67.5 sq mi)
• Metro	5606.9 km2 (2,164.8 sq mi)
Population  (2012 census)
• Municipality	14,131,500
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
• Urban	11,524,238
• Metro	11,524,238
Demonym(s)	Tianjinese Tianjiner
Time zone	UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart time)
Postal code	300000 – 301900
Area code(s)	22
GDP	2011
- Total	CNY 1119.0 billion (USD 177.6 billion) (20t)
- Per caipita	CNY 84,337 (USD 13,058) (1st)
HDI (2008)	0.875 (3rd) – high
Licence plate prefixes	津A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M 津E (taxis)
Ceety flouer	Cheenese rose
Website	(in Cheenese) www.tj.gov.cn (in Inglis) www.tj.gov.cn/english

Tianjin
Cheenese	天津
Hanyu Pinyin	Tiānjīn [Listen] (help·info)
Postal	Tientsin
Leeteral meanin	sky ferry
Transcriptions Staundart Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tiānjīn [Listen] (help·info) Wade–Giles T'ien-chin Wu Romanieation thie平tsin平 Hakka Romanisation Thiên-tsîn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping tin1zeon1 Soothren Min Hokkien POJ Thian-tin

Tianjin's urban aurie is locatit alang the Hai He River, which connects tae the Yellow an Yangtze Rivers via the Grand Canal in Tianjin. Its ports, some distance away, are locatit on the Bohai Gulf in the Paceefic Ocean. Tianjin wis ance hame tae foreign concessions in the late Qing Dynasty an early Kuomintang (KMT) era. The municipality incorporates the coastal region o Tanggu, hame tae the Binhai New Auroe an the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Aurie (TEDA).