Jinan City, also known as Quancheng, is a prefecture-level city, provincial capital, sub-provincial city, megacity, and core city in the Jinan metropolitan area under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province. It is the central city in the southern wing of the Bohai Rim region approved by the State Council. As of 2021, the city has jurisdiction over 10 districts and 2 counties, with a total area of ??10,244.45 square kilometers, a permanent population of 9.336 million, an urban population of 6.928 million, and an urbanization rate of 74.2%.
Jinan is located in East China, central and western Shandong, and the southeastern edge of the North China Plain. Its geographical location is between 36°01′-37°32′ north latitude and 116°11′-117°44′ east longitude. between. It belongs to the warm temperate continental monsoon climate zone, with obvious monsoons and four distinct seasons. Spring is dry with little rain, summer is warm and rainy, autumn is cool and dry, and winter is cold with little snow. Jinan is an important intersection point on the Army Agency Station of the Northern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the Bohai Rim Economic Zone and the Beijing-Shanghai Economic Axis, and is one of the important transportation hubs in East China.
Due to the large number of springs in the territory, Jinan has "72 famous springs" and is known as "the best spring in the world" and "surrounded by lotus and three by willows, one city is full of mountains and half is lake", Jinan's Eight Scenic Spots It is world-famous as a tourist city with unique features of "mountains, springs, lakes, rivers and cities". It is a national historical and cultural city, one of the first batch of outstanding tourist cities in China, and one of the birthplaces of prehistoric culture - Longshan Culture. Jinan has successfully hosted many international and national events such as the Asian Cup, National Games, China International Garden and Flower Expo, and China Art Festival.
In 2022, Jinan’s GDP will be 1.20275 billion yuan, an increase of 3.1% over the previous year at constant prices.