Yancheng
Yancheng (simplified Chinese: 盐城; traditional Chinese: 鹽城; pinyin: Yánchéng), formerly known as Yandu, is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. As the city with the largest jurisdictional area in Jiangsu, Yancheng borders Lianyungang to the north, Huai'an to the west, Yangzhou and Taizhou to the southwest, Nantong to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the east. Formerly a county, the current Yancheng city was founded on January 18, 1983.
Yancheng
盐城市 Yencheng | |
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Top to bottom, left to right: Flower Street in Yancheng, Yancheng TV Tower, Bank of Jiangsu Yancheng, a Yancheng Monastery, a second Yancheng Monastery, Lu Xiufu Temple | |
Yancheng is highlighted on this map | |
Yancheng Location in Jiangsu Yancheng Yancheng (Eastern China) Yancheng Yancheng (China) | |
| Coordinates (Yancheng municipal government): 33°20′54″N 120°09′45″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Established | January 18, 1983 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • CCP Committee Secretary | Zhu Kejiang (朱克江) |
| • Mayor | Dai Yuan (戴源) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 16,920.83 km2 (6,533.17 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,914 km2 (739 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 6,709,629 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,379,194 |
| • Metro | 2,379,194 |
| Languages | |
| • Native language | Jianghuai Mandarin |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 224000 (Urban center) 224100-224700 (Other areas) |
| Area code | 515 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-JS-09 |
| GDP | ¥548.7 billion / US$79.77 billion (2018) |
| GDP per capita | ¥75,986 / US$11,047 (2018) |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| County-level divisions | 9 |
| Township-level divisions | 144 |
| License Plate Prefix | 苏J |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Crape Myrtle Peony |
| Tree | Ligustrum Ginkgo |
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| Simplified Chinese | 盐城 | ||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鹽城 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yánchéng | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Salt City | ||||||||||||||
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Yancheng, literally "Salt City", is named after the salt harvest fields surrounding the city. According to historical records, collection and production of sea salt in the region began as early as 119 BC, during the Western Han dynasty, when the settlement on the current location of Yancheng was named Yandu County (盐渎县). According to the 2020 census, Yancheng has a registered population of 6,709,629, with 1,733,591 inhabitants in its built up area comprising the districts of Tinghu and Yandu.