Xiamen, also known as Ludao, is a prefecture-level city, a sub-provincial city and a city with separate plans in Fujian Province, a China Special Economic Zone approved by the State Council, and an important central city, port and scenic tourist city in the southeast coast.
By 22, the six districts in Xiamen will have a total area of 1,7.61 square kilometers and a built-up area of 397.84 square kilometers. According to the data of the seventh national census, as of : on November 1, 22, the resident population of Xiamen was 5,163,97. In 22, Xiamen's GDP will reach 638.42 billion yuan.
Xiamen is located in the east of China and the southeast of Fujian province. It consists of the main island (Xiamen Island), Gulangyu Island, Haicang Peninsula on the west coast, Jimei Peninsula on the north coast, Xiang 'an Peninsula on the east coast, Dalong Island, Tongan Inland and Jiulong River, with a total land area of 1,7.61 square kilometers and a sea area of more than 39 square kilometers. Xiamen, a popular Minnan language, is an integral part of Minnan language together with Zhangzhou and Quanzhou.
Xiamen is a national comprehensive reform pilot zone, a national logistics hub, a southeast international shipping center, a free trade pilot zone, a national marine economic development demonstration zone, a cross-strait cooperation demonstration zone for emerging industries and modern service industries, a cross-strait regional financial service center and a cross-strait trade center.
By 218, Xiamen's comprehensive credit index ranked second among 36 provincial capitals and sub-provincial cities, the business environment ranked first among sub-provincial cities, the comprehensive competitiveness of foreign trade ranked fifth in China, and the container throughput ranked fourteenth in the world.