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Benxi
Liaoning, China · Asia
About Benxi
Benxi sits on the route: 35 minutes from Xiaoshi.
Benxi is in Liaoning, China, with about 990,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Xiaoshi, about 30 km away.
Benxi (Chinese: 本溪) is a prefecture-level city located in the east of Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, southeast of the provincial capital of Shenyang. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,326,018 (1,709,538 in 2010), of whom 809,655 lived in the built-up area made of 3 urban districts (Pingshan,Read more
Xihu and Mingshan). It was founded as a metallurgical center in 1915. Benxi Iron and Steel Company (Bengang) is the largest employer in the city, and used to be the fourth-largest steel company in China. The second-largest industry in Benxi is coal mining. The city has pollution problems due to steel production and coal mining.
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Benxi is in Liaoning, China, about 30 km from Xiaoshi.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 987,717
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- China
- Region
- Liaoning
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 41.2886, 123.7650
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