Zhangjiagang
Zhangjiagang
张家港市 | |
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Zhangjiagang in Suzhou | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′36″N 120°33′22″E / 31.8767°N 120.5560°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Suzhou |
| Divisions | 9 towns: Yangshe, Tangqiao, Jingang, Jinfeng, Leyu, Fenghuang, Nanfeng, Daxin, Changyinsha |
| Area | |
| 772.4 km2 (298.2 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 2,415.5 km2 (932.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| 1,246,762 | |
| • Metro | 3,526,260 |
| • Metro density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 215600—215637 |
| Area code | 0512 |
| Vehicle registration plates | 苏EF, 苏EG, 苏EH |
| Website | zjg |
Zhangjiagang (simplified Chinese: 张家港; traditional Chinese: 張家港; pinyin: Zhāngjiāgǎng; Wade–Giles: Chang¹-chia¹-kang³; lit. 'Zhang family port'), formerly Shazhou County (Chinese: 沙洲县), is a county-level city under the administration of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China and one of the many ports along the Yangtze river.
With 1,246,762 inhabitants as of the 2010 census, the city is now part of Jiangyin-Zhangjiagang-Jingjiang built-up or metropolitan area with 3,526,260 inhabitants. Continued growth will encompass the Yangtze River Delta metropolitan region. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Taizhou and Nantong across the Yangtze River, as well as Wuxi to the west. Its total area is 986.53 square kilometers, including a land area of 791.05 kilometers.
In the top 100 country-level city list in China, Zhangjiagang ranks the third in 2019, and 2020.
Zhangjiagang is named a National Civilized City in China in 2020, and this is the sixth time that the city achieves this honor.