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Zibo

Eastern Asia

Zibo is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province, China, bordering the provincial capital Jinan to the west. Formed from the merger of several older towns including the ancient city of Linzi, once capital of the state of Qi over two thousand years ago, Zibo developed through the twentieth century into a major center for the chemical, ceramics and glass industries, and gained wider public attention in recent years for its popular street barbecue food scene.

Facts
Population
4,704,138 1
Area (sq km)
5965 1
Founding Year
1954 1
Founding Year
1954 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Latitude
36.8138 degrees north 1
Longitude
118.055 degrees east 1
FAQs

Why is Zibo called the Underground Museum?

Because ruins and relics of the ancient State of Qi capital at Linzi have been unearthed there.

Zibo is rich in cultural and historical sites, and it is referred to as the Underground Museum because the ruins of the ancient city of Qi and other relics and historic sites have been discovered and unearthed at Linzi, which lies within present-day Zibo. Linzi was the capital of the ancient State of Qi more than 2,000 years ago.
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Source Zibo (Wikipedia)
Shandong, States or Territories
Source Zibo (Wikipedia)
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1. Zibo (Wikipedia)
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  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    5965
  • Lead section, second paragraph
    As of the 2020 census, Zibo's population was 4,704,138
  • Lead section
    As of the 2020 census, Zibo's population was 4,704,138, of which 4.41 million lived in the metro area comprising five urban districts-Zhangdian, Zichuan, Boshan, Zhoucun and Linzi-and parts of neighboring counties Huantai, Gaoqing, and Yiyuan.
  • Infobox, coordinates
    coordinates = 36.8138°N 118.0550°E
  • History
    Zibo City was established in 1954.
  • On Continent: Asia, Infobox, subdivision_name
    subdivision_name = People's Republic of China
  • Associated With: China, Infobox, subdivision_name
    subdivision_name = People's Republic of China
  • Associated With: Shandong, Infobox, subdivision_name1
    subdivision_name1 = Shandong
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Wikidata: Zibo
  • Wikidata Q198370, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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