Cixi, Zhejiang

Cixi
慈溪市
Tzeki
Hangzhou Bay Bridge
Cixi City in Ningbo City
Ningbo City in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 30°10′N 121°14′E / 30.167°N 121.233°E / 30.167; 121.233
Country People's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Sub-provincial cityNingbo
Area
1,360.63 km2 (525.34 sq mi)
  Urban
1,360.63 km2 (525.34 sq mi)
  Metro
2,861.43 km2 (1,104.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
1,462,383
  Urban
1,829,488
  Urban density1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
  Metro
3,083,520
  Metro density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
315300
Area code330282
Websitecixi.gov.cn
Cixi
Chinese慈溪
PostalTzeki
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCíxī
Wade–GilesTz'u2-hsi1
Wu
Romanizationzyshie

Cixi (Mandarin pronunciation), alternately romanized as Tzeki, is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of the sub-provincial city of Ningbo, in northeastern Zhejiang province, China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,829,488. Its urban agglomeration built-up (or metro) area, largely contiguous with Cixi plus the county-level city of Yuyao, had 3,083,520 inhabitants.