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Geographic location of Tianjin

Tianjin, located between 38°34′N~40°15′N and 116°43′E~118°4′E (UTC+08:00) covers a land area of 11,916.85km2 and territorial perimeter of 1,290.814km, of which the coastline and geosphere measures 153.334km and 1,137.48km in length, respectively. Sited on the west bank of Pacific Ocean, northeast North Plain and downstream of the Haihe River, Tianjin borders on the Bohai Sea to the east, Yan Mountains to the north, and to the west. It is the confluence and estuary of the South Canal, Ziya River, Daqing River, Yongding River and North Canal, the five major tributaries of the Haihe River, hence the name “end of nine rivers” and “hub of Haihe River”. Tianjin is a key node in the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor, a strategic fulcrum of the Maritime Silk Road, the intersection of the “Belt and Road” and the nearest eastern starting point of the Eurasian Continental Bridge. With its superior geographical location and traffic conditions, it has become an important link connecting China and world, the South and North, and the East and West, and is also an important estuary for adjacent landlocked countries. Backed by North, Northwest and Northeast China, and with a vast economic hinterland, Tianjin is an important channel for a dozen provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in north China in foreign communication, and also the largest port city in north China. Tianjin, 120kmaway from Beijing, is a strategic gateway for the protection of Beijing.

Natural resources

Tianjin is rich in natural resources. 1. Sufficient oil & gas resources: Tianjin has Bohai Field and Dagang Field, the two key oilfields of China. In 2016, the output of crude oil and natural gas is 32,732,600 tons and 1.969 billion cubic meters. 2. Inexhaustible sea salt: With a coastline of about 153.3km, Tianjin has the famous Changlu Salt Field with an annual output of 1,583,900 tons of raw salt. 3. Abundant mineral resources: Tianjin has more than 20 kinds of metal minerals such as manganese borax, manganese, gold, tungsten, molybdenum and copper and various Non-metallic minerals like cement limestone, barite and stromatolite, all of which have the value of exploitation. 4. Rich geothermal resources featuring shallow burying and good quality: Tianjin has discovered 10 geothermal anomalies with value of exploration, development and utilization, and the hot water storage capacity totals 110.36 billion cubic meters, making them the largest medium & low temperature geothermal fields in China.

Administrative division of Tianjin

Tianjin is one of the four municipalities directly under the Central Government of China, and holds jurisdiction over 16 districts, covering 124 towns, 3 villages, 118 streets, 3,680 village committees and 1,645 neighborhood committees. The municipal districts include New Area, Heping , District, Hedong District, Hexi District, , , , , , , , , , , Jizhou District.

Population and ethnicity

By the end of 2016, the resident population of Tianjin was 15,621,200, with an increase of 151,700 from the end of 2015.

Economic development

In 2016, the regional GDP was RMB1,788.5 billion, up by 9% YoY, and the per-capita GDP was RMB115,000. The fixed-asset investment of the whole society was RMB1,462.9 billion, up by 12% YoY. The general public budget income was RMB272.3 billion, up by 10% YoY based on comparable terms, of which tax revenue was RMB162.4 billion, up by 12.1% YoY.

Agriculture

In 2016, the total production value of nine agriculture-related areas in Tianjin was RMB742.397 billion, up by 10% YoY. The general public revenue was RMB67.621 billion, with an increase of 7.6% YoY.

Industry

In 2016, the industrial added value of Tianjin was RMB723.87 billion, making it the largest industrial city of China.

The tertiary industry

[Transportation industry]

In 2016, the cargo throughput of port was 550 million tons, with a year-on-year increase of 1.9%; and the container throughput was 14.52 million TEUs, up by 2.9% YoY. The passenger and cargo & mail throughput of the airport was 16.87 million (up by 17.9% YoY) and 237,000 tons (up by 9.1% YoY), respectively. The road freight volume was 328.41 million tons; the turnover was 37.25 billion tons; the freight volume on coastal areas was 81.364 million tons; the turnover was 119.31 billion tons/km; and the road and coastal freight turnover increased by more than 8%. The postal services counted up to RMB8.65 billion, up by 44.1% YoY; the business revenue was RMB8.27 billion, up by 35.2% YoY; and the amount of express delivery services was 410 million pieces, up by 60% YoY.

[Tourism]

In 2016, Tianjin received 191 million tourists at home and abroad (up by 10% YoY), including 3.35 million inbound tourists (up by 2.5% YoY); and the tourism revenue totaled RMB312.9 billion (up by 12% YoY), including USD3.4 billion foreign exchange earnings from tourism (up by 3% YoY).

[Financial sector]

In 2016, the added value of the financial sector in Tianjin was RMB173.5 billion, increasing by 9.1% YoY and accounting for 9.7% of the regional GDP (up by 0.1 ppt), 3.4 ppts higher than the national average. It indicates the increasing contributions of the finance to the social and economic development of Tianjin.

Trade

[Domestic trade]

In 2016, the retail sales of social consumer goods totaled RMB563.58 billion (up by 7.2% YoY); the sales of commodities totaled RMB4,588.73 billion, up by 7.7% YoY; and the added value of commerce was reached RMB244.83 billion (up by 5.1% calculated on comparable price), which accounts for 25.3% of the added value of the tertiary industry to the city and 13.1% of the regional GDP, ranking the top of tertiary industry in terms of economic aggregate and making significant contributions to the economic growth of the city.

[Foreign trade]

In 2016, the total imports and exports of goods in Tianjin was RMB677.59 billion (down by 4.5% YoY), of which the imports and exports totaled RMB291.81 (down by 8.1% YoY) and RMB385.78 (down by 1.6%), respectively. The total imports and exports of Tianjin Ports was RMB1,123.32 billion, falling by 3.3% YoY. In 2016, 1,106 projects with foreign direct investment were established; and the foreign investment in actual use totaled USD10.1 billion, up by 12.20% YoY. By the end of 2016, 163 Fortune 500 companies had made investment in Tianjin.