*** Welcome to piglix ***

Jiaxing

Jiaxing
嘉兴市
Prefecture-level city
Jiaxing Southlake dark.jpg
Location of Jiaxing City jurisdiction in Zhejiang
Location of Jiaxing City jurisdiction in Zhejiang
Jiaxing is located in China
Jiaxing
Jiaxing
Location in China
Coordinates: 30°46′N 120°45′E / 30.767°N 120.750°E / 30.767; 120.750
Country China
Province Zhejiang
County-level divisions 7
Township-level divisions 75
Government
 • CPC Secretary Lu Jun
 • Mayor Hu Haifeng
Area
 • Prefecture-level city 4,008.76 km2 (1,547.79 sq mi)
 • Urban 986.9 km2 (381.0 sq mi)
 • Metro 986.9 km2 (381.0 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
 • Prefecture-level city 4,501,657
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
 • Urban 1,201,882
 • Metro 1,201,882
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s) 573
GDP $335.3 billion
GDP per capita ¥74,478
License Plate Prefix F
Website http://www.jiaxing.gov.cn/

City Flower Blossom of pomegranate City Tree Camphor laurel

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Sieb.
Jiaxing
JX name.svg
"Jiaxing", as written in Chinese
Simplified Chinese 嘉兴
Traditional Chinese 嘉興
Wu Gāshīng [kɑɕiŋ]
Postal Kashing

City Flower Blossom of pomegranate City Tree Camphor laurel

Jiaxing (Chinese: 嘉兴; pinyin: Jiāxīng; Wu: Gāshīng [kɑɕiŋ]) is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province, China. Lying on the Grand Canal of China, Jiaxing borders Hangzhou to the southwest, Huzhou to the west, Shanghai to the northeast, and the province of Jiangsu to the north. At the 2010 census, its population was 4,501,657 and its built-up area made of 2 urban districts was home to 1,201,882 inhabitants.

The prefecture-level city of Jiaxing administers 7 county-level divisions, including 2 districts, 3 county-level cities and 2 counties.

These are further divided into 75 township-level divisions, including 60 towns, 2 townships and 13 subdistricts.


...
Wikipedia

...