Zhangjiagang
Zhangjiagang (simplified Chinese: 张家港; traditional Chinese: 張家港; pinyin: Zhāngjiāgǎng; lit. 'Zhang family port'), formerly Shazhou County (Chinese: 沙洲县), is a county-level city under the administration of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China and one of the many ports along the Yangtze river.
Zhangjiagang
张家港市 | |
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Zhangjiagang in Suzhou | |
Zhangjiagang Location of the city center in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′36″N 120°33′22″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Suzhou |
| Divisions | 9 towns: Yangshe, Tangqiao, Jingang, Jinfeng, Leyu, Fenghuang, Nanfeng, Daxin, Changyinsha |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 772.4 km2 (298.2 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,415.5 km2 (932.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • County-level city | 1,246,762 |
| • Metro | 3,526,260 |
| • Metro density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 215600—215637 |
| Area code | 0512 |
| Vehicle registration plates | 苏EF, 苏EG, 苏EH |
| Website | zjg |
With 1,246,762 inhabitants as of the 2010 census, the city is now part of Jiangyin-Zhangjiagang-Jingjiang built-up or metropolitan area with 3,526,260 inhabitants. Continued growth will encompass the Yangtze River Delta metropolitan region. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Taizhou and Nantong across the Yangtze River, as well as Wuxi to the west. Its total area is 986.53 square kilometers, including a land area of 791.05 kilometers.
In the top 100 country-level city list in China, Zhangjiagang ranks the third in 2019, and 2020.
Zhangjiagang is named a national civilized city in China in 2020, and this is the sixth time that the city achieves this honor.