Taizhou, Zhejiang
Taizhou
台州市 Taichow | |
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Taizhou People's Square Memorial Temple of Qi Jiguang Central Business District in Jiazhi Wudong Bridge in Huangyan District Martyr's Monument in Yijiangshan Islands | |
| Coordinates (Taizhou municipal government): 28°39′21″N 121°25′15″E / 28.6557°N 121.4208°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| County-level divisions | 9 |
| Municipal seat | Jiaojiang District |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Li Yueqi (李跃旗) |
| • Mayor | Wu Xiaodong (吴晓东) |
| Area | |
| 9,411 km2 (3,634 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 9,411 km2 (3,634 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,536 km2 (593 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,372 km2 (916 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,382 m (4,534 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 6,662,888 | |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,162,461 |
| • Urban density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,578,660 |
| • Metro density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 526.3 billion US$ 73.7 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 79,889 US$ 12,020 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 318000, 317000 |
| Area code | 576 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-ZJ-10 |
| License Plate Prefix | 浙J |
| Website | www en taizhou |
City trees
Mei (Prunus mume), Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)City flowers Sweet Osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans) The Taizhou urban area commonly refer as the whole of Jiaojiang, Huayan, Luqiao districts and the metropolitan Taizhou includes Wenling City, citation is need for the original urban and metropolitan data. | |
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| Chinese | 台州 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | PRC Standard Mandarin: ⓘ ROC Standard Mandarin: Táizhōu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wu | T'e-tsiu (Taizhounese) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Taichow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taizhou is a city located at the middle of the East China Sea coast of Zhejiang province. It is located 300 km (190 mi) south of Shanghai and 230 km (140 mi) southeast of Hangzhou, the provincial capital. It is bordered by Ningbo to the north, Wenzhou to the south, and Shaoxing, Jinhua, and Lishui to west. In addition to the municipality itself, the prefecture-level city of Taizhou includes 3 districts, 3 county-level cities, and 3 counties. As of the 2020 census, its total population was 6,662,888 inhabitants whom 3,578,660 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the three urban Districts and Wenling City now being largely conurbated.