| Meishan | |
| Native Name: | 眉山市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Pushpin Map: | Sichuan#China |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the city center in Sichuan |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Meishan municipal government |
| Coordinates: | 30.0771°N 103.8484°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sichuan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County-level divisions |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Dongpo District |
| Area Total Km2: | 7173.82 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 1796.1 |
| Area Metro Km2: | 1796.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2955219 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Metro: | 1232648 |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 1232648 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Blank1 Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[2] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Prefecture-level city |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 103.0 billion US$ 16.5 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 34,380 US$ 5,520 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code: | 620000 |
| Area Code: | 028 |
| Iso Code: | CN-SC-14 |
Meishan (; Sichuanese Pinyin: Mi2san1; local pronunciation: pronounced as /mi˨˩sã˥/;), formerly known as Meizhou (Chinese: 眉州) or Qingzhou (Chinese: 青州), is a prefecture-level city with 2,955,219 inhabitants as of 2020 census whom 1,232,648 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts of Dongpo and Pengshan. Its located in Sichuan province, China. Meishan is in the southwest of Sichuan Basin.
It belonged to Leshan Prefecture before 1997. Then Meishan Prefecture was founded in 1997 upon approval of state council. It was renamed Meishan City in 2000.
It has 2 county-level district and 4 counties.
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | |
| Dongpo District | Chinese: 东坡区 | Dōngpō Qū | 840,909 | 1,331 | 632 | |
| Pengshan District | Chinese: 彭山区 | Péngshān Qū | 329,777 | 465 | 709 | |
| Renshou County | Chinese: 仁寿县 | Rénshòu Xiàn | 1,571,112 | 2,606 | 603 | |
| Hongya County | Chinese: 洪雅县 | Hóngyǎ Xiàn | 343,321 | 1,896 | 181 | |
| Danling County | Chinese: 丹棱县 | Dānlíng Xiàn | 163,032 | 449 | 363 | |
| Qingshen County | Chinese: 青神县 | Qīngshén Xiàn | 197,029 | 387 | 509 | |