| Panjin | |
| Native Name: | 盘锦市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Pushpin Map: | Liaoning |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the city centre in Liaoning |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Liaoning |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Parts Type: | Districts and Counties |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| P1: | Shuangtaizi District |
| P2: | Xinglongtai District |
| P3: | Panshan County |
| P4: | Dawa County |
| Leader Title: | CPC Panjin |
| Leader Name: | Committee Secretary |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 3825.2 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1389691 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 545.2 |
| Area Metro Km2: | 3825.2 |
| Population Urban: | 1166481 |
| Population Metro: | 1389691 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[2] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Prefecture-level city |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 125.7 billion US$ 20.2 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 87,351 US$ 14,025 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Panjin Library |
| Coordinates: | 41.1177°N 122.0654°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 124000 |
| Blank Name: | Licence plates |
| Blank Info: | Chinese: 辽L |
| Blank1 Name: | Administrative division code |
| Blank1 Info: | 211300 |
| Iso Code: | CN-LN-13 |
| Area Code: | 427 |
Panjin is a coastal prefecture-level city in central Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, situated on the northern shore of the Liaodong Bay. It borders Anshan to the east, Yingkou to the southeast, and Jinzhou to the west and north. It is the smallest city in both Liaoning and the entire Northeast China with an administrative area of 3825km2, and Liaoning's least populous city with a population of 1,389,691 people as of the 2020 census, all in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts and Dawa and Panshan counties now largely being conurbated.
Panjin has administrative jurisdiction over 3 districts and 1 county.
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| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | ||
| 1 | Xinglongtai District | Chinese: 兴隆台区 | 380,000 | 194 | 1,959 | ||
| 2 | Shuangtaizi District | Chinese: 双台子区 | 190,000 | 62 | 3,065 | ||
| 3 | Dawa District | Chinese: 大洼区 | 390,000 | 1,683 | 232 | ||
| 4 | Panshan County | Chinese: 盘山县 | 290,000 | 2,145 | 135 | ||
Panjin was established as a prefecture-level city with its current boundaries by the State Council on June 5, 1984.
Panjin is located between 40°40'−41°27' N and 121°31'−122°28' E, with its urban section mainly on the historical Liao River Delta. The Shuangtaizi River (which gives name to the city's Shuangtaizi District), formally the smaller western distributary but now the only lower section of the Liao River system, flows through the city and drains into the Liaodong Bay to its west between its Dawa District and Panshan County. The Daliao River, historically Liao River's larger eastern distributary and the main lower section but now a separate river system since 1958, runs east of Panjin, serving as the border between it and the neighboring cities of Anshan and Yingkou.
Panjin is a major crude oil production centre of Northeast China, with access to the Liaohe Oil Field, which was once the third largest oil field in China behind Daqing and Shengli Oil Fields.
Panjin has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa). It has an annual mean temperature of 9.2°C and receives over 2700 hours of sunshine a year.
Major points of interest include:
Dalian University of Technology, Panjin Campus
Liaohe Petroleum Career Technical College
Panjin Vocational and Technical College
Panjin Senior Middle School
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