Taiyuan
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Taiyuan is a prefecture-level city in Shanxi, with administrative division code 140100.

## Administrative status

Taiyuan is part of [Shanxi](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-140000.html) (province)[^mca2023].

## Subdivisions

10 county-level or higher divisions[^mca2023]:

- [Xiaodian District](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/xiaodian-140105.html) (district, 140105)
- [Yingze District](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yingze-140106.html) (district, 140106)
- [Xinghualing District](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/xinghualing-140107.html) (district, 140107)
- [Jiancaoping District](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/jiancaoping-140108.html) (district, 140108)
- [Wanbailin District](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wanbailin-140109.html) (forestry district, 140109)
- [Jinyuan District](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/jinyuan-140110.html) (district, 140110)
- [Qingxu County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/qingxu-140121.html) (county, 140121)
- [Yangqu County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yangqu-140122.html) (county, 140122)
- [Loufan County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/loufan-140123.html) (county, 140123)
- [Gujiao](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/gujiao-140181.html) (county-level city, 140181)

## Basic facts

- Administrative division code: 140100[^mca2023]
- Area: 6,909.01 km²[^wikidata]
- Population: 5.30 million (2020)[^wikidata]

## Metro

Metro lines[^cptond]:

- [Line 2 (Taiyuan Metro)](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/taiyuan-metro-line-2.html)

Updated: 2026-10-25

Tags:
- 行政区划 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/admin-division.html

Relations:
- Located in: Shanxi https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-140000.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Xiaodian District https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/xiaodian-140105.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Yingze District https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yingze-140106.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Xinghualing District https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/xinghualing-140107.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Jiancaoping District https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/jiancaoping-140108.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Wanbailin District https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/wanbailin-140109.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Jinyuan District https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/jinyuan-140110.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Qingxu County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/qingxu-140121.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Yangqu County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yangqu-140122.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Loufan County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/loufan-140123.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Gujiao https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/gujiao-140181.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Born here: Hao Zhao https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/hao-zhao-q1349868.html
- Born here: Wang Bing https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/wang-bing-q16906161.html
- Born here: Luo Guanzhong https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/luo-guanzhong-q264517.html
- Born here: Wang Chang https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/wang-chang-q702470.html
- Born here: Wang Changling https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/wang-changling-q704344.html
- Born here: Emperor Jing of Han https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/emperor-jing-han-q7224.html
- Born here: Guo Huai https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/guo-huai-q736629.html

Mentioned in:
- Hao Zhao https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/hao-zhao-q1349868.html
- Wang Bing https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/wang-bing-q16906161.html
- Luo Guanzhong https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/luo-guanzhong-q264517.html
- Wang Chang https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/wang-chang-q702470.html
- Wang Changling https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/wang-changling-q704344.html
- Emperor Jing of Han https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/emperor-jing-han-q7224.html
- Guo Huai https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/guo-huai-q736629.html
- Shanxi https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-140000.html
- Xiaodian District https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/xiaodian-140105.html
- Yingze District https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yingze-140106.html

Sources:
- 2023年中华人民共和国县以上行政区划代码（民政部） https://www.mca.gov.cn/mzsj/xzqh/2023/202301xzqh.html 代码 140100 太原市
- Wikidata Q72778 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72778
- Taiyuan (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiyuan
- 太原市（维基百科） https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%AA%E5%8E%9F%E5%B8%82
- CPTOND-2025 — Wang, Liang 等 (CC BY 4.0) https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.29377427.v2