| Jiayuguan | |
| Native Name: | 嘉峪关市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
| Other Name: | Chia-yü-kuan |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Pushpin Map: | China Gansu#China |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the city center in Gansu |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gansu |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Gangcheng Subdistrict |
| Area Total Km2: | 1224 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 1224 |
| Area Metro Km2: | 4577 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 312663 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Metro: | 768274 |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 312663 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[2] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Prefecture-level city |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 19.0 billion US$ 3.1 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 78,336 US$ 12,577 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Jiayuguan municipal government |
| Coordinates: | 39.7732°N 98.2882°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 735100 |
| Iso Code: | CN-GS-02 |
Jiayuguan (pronounced as /audio link/) is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Gansu province, with a population of 312,663 as of the 2020 census. Compared with the 231,853 people in the sixth national census in 2010, there was an increase of 80,810 people, with an average annual increase of 3.04%.[3] Its built-up (or metro) area was home to 768,274 inhabitants made of Jiayuguan City and Suzhou urban district of Jiuquan City now being conurbated.[4] It is named after the nearby Jiayu Pass, the largest and most intact pass of the Great Wall of China.
Jiayuguan is a major industrial city. In 1958, Jiuquan Iron and Steel Works established in Jiuquan, Gansu.[5] In 1965, parts of Jiuquan County and Sunan Yugur Autonomous County (Including Jiuquan Iron and Steel Works) were marked out to establish the County-level Jiayuguan City, which is under the direct jurisdiction of Gansu Government. Following Jiuquan Iron and Steel Works, the largest Iron and Steel Works in Gansu, was assigned to Jiayuguan City, mining and mineral processing are the primary industries of the city. In 1971, Jiayuguan City was changed to a prefecture-level city. By area, it is by far the smallest prefecture-level division of Gansu. It is also one of the four prefecture-level cities which has no districts.
The fortress at Jiayuguan is situated at the end of the portion of the Great Wall of China which was built by the Ming Dynasty, in the 14th century.[6]
As 2019, Jiayuguan City is underdivided 3 towns.[7]
Jiayuguan is divided into 2 subdistricts and 3 towns.
| Map | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | |
| Xiongguan Subdistrict | Chinese: 雄关街道 | Xióngguān Jiēdào | |
| Gangcheng Subdistrict | Chinese: 长城街道 | Gāngchéng Jiēdào | |
| Xincheng town | Chinese: 新城镇 | Xīnchéng Zhèn | |
| Yuquan town | Chinese: 峪泉镇 | Yùquán Zhèn | |
| Wenshu town | Chinese: 文殊镇 | Wénshū Zhèn | |
Jiayuguan is served by China National Highway 312, and the Lanzhou-Xinjiang and Jiayuguan-Ceke Railways. A 69-km-long branch railway, the Jiajing Railway (Chinese: 嘉镜铁路), runs from Jiayuguan to Jingtieshan .
Jiayuguan is served by the Jiayuguan Jiuquan Airport that offers direct air services to Xi'an on Shanghai Airlines and Beijing on Air China.
Jiayuguan has a cool arid climate (Köppen BWk), in common with most of northwestern China. Summers feature pleasant mornings and very warm afternoons, whilst winters are freezing to frigid though with essentially no snow due to the extreme aridity produced by the Siberian High.