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Nanjing 南京市  | 
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 Clockwise from top: 1. the city, Xuanwu Lake and Purple Mountain; 2. stone sculpture "bixie"; 3. Jiming Temple; 4. Yijiang Gate with the City Wall of Nanjing; 5. Qinhuai River and Fuzi Miao; 6. Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre; 7. the spirit way of Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum; 8. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
 
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 Location of Nanjing City jurisdiction in Jiangsu  | 
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| Location in China | |
| Coordinates: 32°03′N 118°46′E / 32.050°N 118.767°ECoordinates: 32°03′N 118°46′E / 32.050°N 118.767°E | |
| Country | 
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| Province | Jiangsu | 
| County-level | 11 | 
| Township-level | 129 | 
| Settled | unknown (Yecheng, 495 BC. Jinling City, 333 BC) | 
| Government | |
| • Type | Sub-provincial city | 
| • Party Secretary | Huang Lixin | 
| • Mayor | Miao Ruilin | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,598 km2 (2,548 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 20 m (50 ft) | 
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 8,230,000 | 
| • Density | 1,237/km2 (3,183/sq mi) | 
| Demonym(s) | Nankinese | 
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) | 
| Postal code | 210000–211300 | 
| Area code(s) | 25 | 
| GDP (Nominal) | 2016 | 
| - Total | US$ 158.3 billion | 
| - Per capita | US$ 19,537 | 
| - Growth | 
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| GDP (PPP) | 2016 | 
| - Total | US$ 290.1 billion | 
| - Per capita | US$ 35,819 | 
| Licence plate prefixes | 苏A | 
| Website | City of Nanjing | 
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 Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara), Platanus × acerifolia Méi (Prunus mume)  | 
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 "Nanjing" in Chinese characters 
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| Chinese | 南京 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Postal | Nanking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Southern Capital" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Nánjīng | 
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh | Nanjing | 
| Wade–Giles | Nan2-ching1 | 
| IPA | [nǎntɕíŋ] | 
| Wu | |
| Romanization | noe平cin平 | 
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Nàahm-gīng | 
| Jyutping | Naam4-ging1 | 
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Lâm-king (col.) Lâm-kiaⁿ (lit.)  | 
| Tâi-lô | Lâm-king (col.) Lâm-kiann (lit.)  | 
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