Benxi

Benxi () is a prefecture-level city located in the east of Liaoning province in Northeast China, south-southeast of Shenyang. Population: 1 567 000. 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 4th largest steel company in China. The second largest industry in Benxi is coal mining. Benxi has pollution problems due to steel production and coal mining.

The worst coal mining disaster in the world took place on April 26, 1942 in Benxihu Colliery. A coal-dust explosion killed 1,549 miners working that day.

During the disaster of Air France flight AF447, Benxi Iron and Steel Company lost 5 employees, including the executive Chen Chiping who was the wife of Liaoning's provincial governor.

Administrative divisions

Benxi contains 4 districts and 2 autonomous counties for the Manchu nation:



Within these there are 25 counties, 40 villages and towns, 229 communities and 289 village committees.

Geography

Benxi is located at latitude 40° 49’—41° 35’ N and longitude 123° 34’—125° 46’ E, and has a total area of . To the east is Jilin City, Jilin Province, to the south is Dandong, to the southwest is Anshan (though the two don't actually border each other), to the west is Liaoyang, to the northwest is Shenyang, and to the north is Fushun. The area has many mountains as well as great forest coverage......
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