Changzhou
Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu, China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling, and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Zhenjiang to the northwest, Wuxi to the east, and the province of Zhejiang to the south. Changzhou is located in the highly developed Yangtze Delta region of China extending from Shanghai going northwest. The population of the Changzhou Municipality was 5,278,121 at the 2020 census. The city is the birthplace of Zhou Youguang who created the pinyin romanization system.
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Changzhou
常州市 Changchow | |
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Location of Changzhou City jurisdiction in Jiangsu | |
Changzhou Location of the city center in China Changzhou Changzhou (Eastern China) Changzhou Changzhou (China) | |
| Coordinates (Changzhou municipal government): 31°48′40″N 119°58′26″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Municipal seat | Xinbei District |
| Divisions | 5 districts, 1 city |
| Government | |
| • Party Secretary | Chen Jinhu(陈金虎) |
| • Mayor | Sheng Lei(盛蕾) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 4,384.58 km2 (1,692.90 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,872.1 km2 (722.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 5,278,121 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,601,079 |
| • Urban density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 12,400,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 213000, 213100 (Urban center) 213200, 213300 (Other areas) |
| Area code | 0519 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-JS-04 |
| GDP | 2017 |
| - Total | CNY 662.23 billion (US$103.47 billion) |
| - per capita | CNY 140383 (U$21,934.84) |
| - Growth | 8.1% |
| License Plate Prefix | 苏D |
| Local dialect | Wu: Changzhou dialect |
| Website | www.changzhou.gov.cn |
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