Yangchow
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Yangzhou 扬州市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
Five Pavilion Bridge at the Slender West Lake
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 Yangzhou's location within Jiangsu province |
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 Yangzhou
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| Coordinates: 32°24′N 119°25′E / 32.400°N 119.417°ECoordinates: 32°24′N 119°25′E / 32.400°N 119.417°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| County-level divisions | 6 (3 Districts, 2 County-level cities, 1 County) |
| Government | |
| • Communist Party Chief | Xie Zhengyi (谢正义) |
| • Mayor | Zhu Minyang (朱民阳) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 6,678 km2 (2,578 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,310 km2 (890 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 4,459,760 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,146,980 |
| • Metro density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Includes only those with Hukou permits | |
| Time zone | Beijing Time (UTC+8) |
| Telephone | +86 (0)514 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 苏K |
| Website | http://www.yangzhou.gov.cn/english/ |
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"Yangzhou" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
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| Simplified Chinese | 扬州 | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 揚州 | ||||||||||||||
| Postal | Yangchow | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Yang Prefecture" | ||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yángzhōu |
| Wade–Giles | Yang2-chou1 |
| IPA | [jǎŋʈʂóu] |
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| Romanization | Yang-tseu |
Yangzhou, formerly romanized as Yangchow, is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province, China. Sitting on the north bank of the Yangtze, it borders the provincial capital Nanjing to the southwest, Huai'an to the north, Yancheng to the northeast, Taizhou to the east, and Zhenjiang across the river to the south. Its population was 4,414,681 at the 2010 census and its urban area is home to 2,146,980 inhabitants, including three urban districts, currently in the agglomeration.
Historically, Yangzhou was one of the wealthiest cities in China, known at various periods for its great merchant families, poets, artists, and scholars. Its name (lit. "Rising Prefecture") refers to its former position as the capital of the ancient Yangzhou prefecture in imperial China.
Currently, the prefecture-level city of Yangzhou administers six county-level divisions, including three districts, two county-level cities and one county. Accordingly, they are further divided into 98 township-level divisions, including 87 towns and townships, and 11 subdistricts.
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