Hebei, China · Asia
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Tangshan is a major city located in Hebei, China. With a population of 3,372,102, it is one of the largest urban centers in Asia.
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Tangshan (Chinese: 唐山; pinyin: Tángshān) is a coastal, industrial prefecture-level city in the northeast of Hebei province. It is located in the eastern part of Hebei Province and the northeastern part of the North China Plain. It is located in the central area of the Bohai Rim and serves as the main traffic corridorRead more
to the Northeast. The city faces the Bohai Sea in the south, the Yan Mountains in the north, Qinhuangdao across the Luan River to the east, and Tianjin to the west.
Much of the city's development is thanks to the industrialization, beginning in 1870, when Kailuan Group established coal mines in the region. It is the birthplace of China's first standard-gauge railway, the first railway plant, the first steam locomotive, and the first cement factory. It was hailed as China's "cradle of industrialization". Even today, Tangshan is a hub of steel, energy, chemical, and ceramics production. Ping opera, which originated from the city's Luanzhou county, is one of the five most popular Chinese operas.
The city has also become known for an earthquake in 1976 which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale. It flattened much of the city and killed at least 255,000 residents according to official estimates. The city has since been rebuilt, has become a tourist attraction, and is among the 10 largest ports in China.
The city of Tangshan is approximately 149 km (93 mi) east by southeast of Beijing and 110 km (68 mi) northeast of Tianjin. Tangshan's prefecture population was 7,717,983 at the 2020 census, with 3,687,607 in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 7 urban core districts. At the end of 2024, the city's resident population was 7,722,800, an increase of 3,300 over the end of the previous year, including 5,182 million urban population.
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Tangshan is located in Hebei, China, Asia. The coordinates are 39.6438 latitude, 118.1832 longitude.
Tangshan has a population of approximately 3,372,102 people, making it a major city in China.
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