Nanjing
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Nánjīng Shì 南京市 |
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Location within China | |
Nanjing is highlighted on this map of Jiangsu province | |
Coordinates: | |
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Country | People's Republic of China |
County-level divisions | 13 |
Township divisions | 129 |
Settled | 495 BC |
Government | |
- CPC Nanjing | Luo Zhijun Committee Secretary |
- Mayor | Jiang Hongkun |
Area (ranked 29th) | |
- S.P.-City | 6,596 km² (2,546.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 15.2 m (50 ft) |
Population (2000) | |
- S.P.-City | 6,126,165 |
- Density | 928.8/km² (2,405.6/sq mi) |
Time zone | China Standard Time (UTC+8) |
Postal code | 210000 - 211300 |
Area code(s) | 25 |
License plate prefixes | 苏A |
GDP (2007) | US$45.2 billion (1.00US$=7.25Renminbi¥,Nov, 2007) |
- per capita | US$7,442 |
Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara) Méi (Prunus mume) |
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Website: City of Nanjing |
Nanjing (info • help) (Chinese: 南京; Romanizations: Nánjīng (Pinyin), Nan-ching (Wade-Giles), Nanking is the capital of China's Jiangsu Province, and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and culture. Nanjing was the capital of China during several historical periods, including the former capital city of Republic of China, and is listed as one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. Nanjing is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in the People's Republic of China's administrative structure. It has autonomy for jurisdiction and economy only slightly less than that of a province.
It lies in the downstream Yangtze River drainage basin and Yangtze River Delta. With an urban population of over five million, it is also the second largest commercial center in the East China region, behind only Shanghai.
[change] Sister cities
Nanjing currently has 18 sister cities (areas), namely:
- Alsace, France
- Barranquilla, Colombia
- Bloemfontein, South Africa
- Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Florence, Italy
- Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Houston, Texas, U.S.
- Leipzig, Germany
- Limassol, Cyprus
- London, Ontario, Canada
- Malacca Town, Malaysia (2001)
- Mexicali, Mexico
- Nagoya, Japan
- Perth, Australia
- St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. (Nov 02, 1978, The 1st pair of Twin Cities between America and People's Republic of China)
- Daejeon, South Korea
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Belo Horizonte, Brazil
[change] References
- Jiang, Zanchu (1995). Nanjing shi hua. Nanjing: Nanjing chu ban she. ISBN 7-80614-159-6.
[change] Other websites
- Nanjing Government website
- Jiangsu Network Nanjing city guide with open directory
- {{{2}}} travel guide from Wikitravel
- Nanjing travel guide Synotrip
Preceded by Beijing |
Capital of China 1368-1420 |
Succeeded by Beijing |
Preceded by Beijing |
Capital of China 1928-1937 |
Succeeded by Wuhan (wartime) |
Preceded by Chongqing |
Capital of China 1945-1949 |
Succeeded by Guangzhou for the Republic of China |
Succeeded by Beijing for the People's Republic of China |