Suzhou

Suzhou 苏州市
Prefecture-level city
Landmarks of Suzhou — top left: Humble Administrator's Garden; top right: Yunyan Pagoda in Tiger Hill; middle: Skyline of Jinji Lake; bottom left: Changmen Gate in night; bottom right: Shantang Canal
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Location in Jiangsu
Suzhou Location in China
Coordinates: 31°18′N 120°36′E / 31.300°N 120.600°E / 31.300; 120.600Coordinates: 31°18′N 120°36′E / 31.300°N 120.600°E / 31.300; 120.600
Country	China
Province	Jiangsu
County-level divisions	11
Established	514 BC
Government
• Type	Prefecture-level city
• Party Secretary	Zhou Naixiang
• Mayor	Qu Futian
Area
• Prefecture-level city	8,488.42 km2 (3,277.40 sq mi)
• Land	6,093.92 km2 (2,352.88 sq mi)
• Water	2,394.50 km2 (924.52 sq mi)
• Urban	2,743 km2 (1,059 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Prefecture-level city	10,578,700
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
• Urban	5,468,300
• Urban density	2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)
Time zone	Beijing Time (UTC+8)
Postal code	215000
Area code(s)	512
GDP (2014)	Total CNY 1.406 trillion USD $228.87 billion PPP $330.48 billion Per capita CNY 132,908 USD $21,635 PPP $31,240 Growth: 8%
HDI (2013)	0.873 - very high
City flower	Osmanthus
City tree	Camphor laurel
Regional dialect	Wu: Suzhou dialect
License plate prefix	苏E
Website	www.suzhou.gov.cn

Suzhou
"Suzhou" in simplified and traditional characters
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Hanyu Pinyin	Sūzhōu
Postal	Soochow
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sūzhōu Wu Suzhounese Sou-tseuy Hakka Romanization Sû-chû Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Sou1-zau1 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Soo-ciŭ
Old Names for Suzhou
Simplified Chinese	1. 2. 姑苏 3. 阖闾城 4. 5. 吴郡 6. 会稽郡 7. 吴都 8. 吴中 9. 东吴 10. 吴门 11. 平江
Traditional Chinese	1. 2. 姑蘇 3. 闔閭城 4. 5. 吳郡 6. 會稽郡 7. 吳都 8. 吳中 9. 東吳 10. 吳門 11. 平江
Hanyu Pinyin	1. Wú 2. Gūsū 3. Hélǘchéng 4. Wúxiàn 5. Wújùn 6. Kuàijījùn 7. Wúdū 8. Wúzhōng 9. Dōngwú 10. Wúmén 11. Píngjiāng
Postal	1. Wu 2. Kusu 3. Holucheng 4. Wuhsien 5. Wuchun 6. Kwaikichun 7. Wutu 8. Wuchung 9. Tungwu 10. Wumen 11. Pingkiang
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin 1. Wú 2. Gūsū 3. Hélǘchéng 4. Wúxiàn 5. Wújùn 6. Kuàijījùn 7. Wúdū 8. Wúzhōng 9. Dōngwú 10. Wúmén 11. Píngjiāng

CNY 1.406 trillion
USD $228.87 billion
PPP $330.48 billion

CNY 132,908
USD $21,635
PPP $31,240

1.
2. 姑苏
3. 阖闾城
4.
5. 吴郡
6. 会稽郡
7. 吴都
8. 吴中
9. 东吴
10. 吴门

1.
2. 姑蘇
3. 闔閭城
4.
5. 吳郡
6. 會稽郡
7. 吳都
8. 吳中
9. 東吳
10. 吳門

1. Wú
2. Gūsū
3. Hélǘchéng
4. Wúxiàn
5. Wújùn
6. Kuàijījùn
7. Wúdū
8. Wúzhōng
9. Dōngwú
10. Wúmén

1. Wu
2. Kusu
3. Holucheng
4. Wuhsien
5. Wuchun
6. Kwaikichun
7. Wutu
8. Wuchung
9. Tungwu
10. Wumen

1. Wú
2. Gūsū
3. Hélǘchéng
4. Wúxiàn
5. Wújùn
6. Kuàijījùn
7. Wúdū
8. Wúzhōng
9. Dōngwú
10. Wúmén

Suzhou, formerly romanized as Soochow, is a major city located in southeastern Jiangsu Province of East China, about 100 km (62 mi) northwest of Shanghai. It is a major economic center and focal point of trade and commerce, and the second largest city in the province after the capital Nanjing. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the shores of Lake Tai and belongs to the Yangtze River Delta region. Administratively, Suzhou is a prefecture-level city with a population of 4.33 million in its city proper, and a total resident population (as of 2013^[update]) of 10.58 million in its administrative area. Its urban population grew at an unprecedented rate of 6.5% between 2000 and 2014, which is the highest among cities with more than 5 million people.