Paris is the capital and largest city of the French Republic. It is also the political, economic, cultural and commercial center of France.
It is one of the five international metropolises in the world (the remaining four are New York, London, Tokyo and Hong Kong), and is rated as the first-tier city in the world by GaWC.
Paris is located in the centre of the Paris Basin in the north of France. It straddles the banks of the Seine River. The coordinates of the city center are 48 52', 2 25'. Generally speaking, Paris can be divided into smaller Paris and larger Paris.
Lesser Paris refers to the city of Paris within the Greater Ring Road, with an area of 105.4 square kilometers and a population of 2.24 million.
Greater Paris includes seven provinces around the city, namely, Upper Sena, Valedmann, Sena-Saint Daniel, Evelyn, Valedwaz, Sena-Man and Esson.
Together, the Paris region, known as the "ile-de-france" in ancient times, has a population of about 11 million people, almost one fifth of the country's population.
巴黎,是法兰西共和国的首都和最大城市,也是法国的政治、经济、文化和商业中心,世界五个国际大都市之一(其余四个分别为纽约、伦敦、东京、香港),并被GaWC评为Alpha+级世界一线城市。
巴黎位于法国北部巴黎盆地的中央,横跨塞纳河两岸,城市中心坐标为北纬48°52′、东经2°25′。广义的巴黎有小巴黎和大巴黎之分。
小巴黎指大环城公路以内的巴黎城市内,面积105.4平方公里,人口224万;大巴黎包括城区周围的上塞纳省、瓦勒德马恩省、塞纳-圣但尼省、伊夫林省、瓦勒德瓦兹省、塞纳-马恩省和埃松省七个省。
共同组成巴黎大区,这片地区在古代就已经被称作“法兰西岛”(ile-de-france),都会区人口约1100万人,几乎占全国人口的五分之一。
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一、位置境域
巴黎地处法国北部,塞纳河西岸,距河口(英吉利海峡)375千米,城市中心坐标为北纬48°52′—东经2°25′。塞纳河蜿蜒穿过城市,形成两座河心岛(斯德和圣路易)。
大巴黎都会区,即法兰西岛,包括分布在巴黎城墙周围、由同巴黎连成一片的市区组成的上塞纳省、瓦勒德马恩省和塞纳-圣但尼省。小巴黎则是巴黎市区。小巴黎面积约为105.4平方千米,大巴黎都会区面积约为12000平方千米。
二、地形地貌
巴黎南靠中央高原,东至洛林高原,北邻阿登高地,西到阿莫里坎丘陵,巴黎处在巴黎盆地的中央,地势低平,平均海拔约为178米。
参考资料来源:百度百科-巴黎