Deyang

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Deyang
—  Prefecture-level city  —
Chinese transliteration(s)
- Characters	德阳
- Pinyin	Déyáng
Location of Deyang City jurisdiction (yellow) within Sichuan
Deyang Location in China
Coordinates: 31°08′N 104°24′E / 31.133, 104.4
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
City seat	Jingyang (旌阳区)
Area
- Total	5,818 km² (2,246.3 sq mi)
Population (2004)
- Total	3,810,000
- Density	654.9/km² (1,696.1/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	618000
Area code(s)	0838
Website: http://www.deyang.gov.cn/

Deyang (Chinese: 德阳; pinyin: Déyáng; Wade-Giles: Te-yang) is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan province, China. Deyang is a mostly industrial city, with the Erzhong Heavy Machinery Company (中国二重）, Dongfang Electrical Company (东方电机), and various high-tech industry contributing to its economy. It has a population of around 3,810,000 in 2004 and an area of 5818 km².^[1]

This elegant city is known for a liquor factory called jiannanchun in the county-level city of Mianzhu and the Sanxingdui museum in Guanhan City (county-level) about the ancient Shu culture famous for its bronze mask. There is a lake called Jinghu Lake located in the city.

On May 12, 2008, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurred. 17,121 people were killed, 74,063 injured, and 534 still missing in this city as of June 7, 2008.^{[2] [3]} Schools in Mianzhu and Shifang collapsed.^[4][5][6]

[edit] Subdivisions

• Jingyang District (旌阳区)
• Shifang City (什邡市)
• Guanghan City (广汉市)
• Mianzhu City (绵竹市)
• Luojiang County (罗江县)
• Zhongjiang County (中江县)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Government of Deyang

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