Shuyang County
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Shuyang County 沭阳县 |
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 Location of Shuyang (yellow) in Jiangsu |
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 Shuyang County
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| Coordinates: 34°06′52″N 118°46′08″E / 34.11444°N 118.76889°ECoordinates: 34°06′52″N 118°46′08″E / 34.11444°N 118.76889°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Established | 582 BC |
| Government | |
| • Type | Province Managing County |
| • Mayor | Hu Jianjun (胡建军) |
| Area | |
| • County | 2,299 km2 (888 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | 1,930,000 |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 650,000 |
| • Metro | 650,000 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 223600 |
| Area code(s) | 527 |
| GDP | ¥63.01billion (2015) |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| Township-level divisions | 34 |
| License Plate | 苏N |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 沭陽 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 沭阳 | ||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese |
1. 中城 |
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| Simplified Chinese |
1. 中城 |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shùyáng |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin |
1. zhōng chéng |
1. 中城
2. 郯
3. 厚邱
4. 陰平
5. 懷文
6. 建陵
1. 中城
2. 郯
3. 厚邱
4. 阴平
5. 怀文
6. 建陵
1. zhōng chéng
2. tán
3. hòu qiū
4. yīn píng
5. huái wén
6. jiàn líng
Shuyang (simplified Chinese: 沭阳县; traditional Chinese: 沭陽縣; pinyin: Shùyáng Xiàn) is a county in northwestern Jiangsu province and is one of the most populated Chinese counties. According to the 2015 census, Shuyang has a population of 1.93 million and over 650,000 of the population lives in the metropolitan area. The name "Shuyang" may refer to both the urban area (county seat) and the entire county. Shuyang sits on the Northern Jiangsu Plains and borders the city of Xuzhou, Lianyungang, Huai'an, and Suqian to the north, east, south, and west, the city plays a significant role in the transport hub.
Shuyang is noted for its commercial horticulture as well as woodworking, electronic, mechanical, and textile industries. The local economy grew dramatically in the last two decades. It has been ranked the top 100 most developed counties in China.
Before 1949, Shuyang was a county under Haizhou (Lianyungang). From 1949 to 1996, it was one of counties of Huaiyin (Huai'an). After Suqian was established in 1996, Shuyang is under the administration of the new prefecture-level city. In 2011, as a province-managed county, Shuyang is empowered to a similar authorities of the prefecture level city.
The name of “Shuyang” was first officially used in 549 AD during Eastern Wei.
The two Chinese characters in the county’s name are “沭” and “阳”, together meaning “in the north of Shuhe River”. As the government and commercial center, the county seat was chosen to be constructed in the north of Shuhe River in 549 AD in order to control the land around the river basin.
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