Zhenjiang
Zhenjiang
镇江市 Chinkiang | |
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Location of Zhenjiang City (red) in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates (Zhenjiang government): 32°11′17″N 119°25′26″E / 32.188°N 119.424°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Municipal seat | Runzhou District |
| Government | |
| • Party Secretary | Yang Xingshi (杨省世) |
| Area | |
| 3,837.259 km2 (1,481.574 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1,084.8 km2 (418.8 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,084.8 km2 (418.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 3,210,418 | |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,266,790 |
| • Urban density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,266,790 |
| • Metro density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 405 billion US$ 61.3 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 126,906 US$ 19,214 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 212000, 212100 (Urban center) 212200-212400 (Other areas) |
| Area code | 511 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-JS-11 |
| Major Nationalities | Han - 99.43% Hui Uyghur Kazakh Tatar |
| County-level divisions | 6 |
| Township-level divisions | 77 |
| License Plate Prefix | 苏L |
| Website | www |
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| Zhenjiang | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 镇江 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鎭江 | ||||||||||
| Postal | Chinkiang | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Guarding the River Guarded River | ||||||||||
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| Former names | |||||||
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| Jingkou | |||||||
| Chinese | 京口 | ||||||
| Postal | Kingkiang | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Capital pass | ||||||
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| Nanxuzhou | |||||||
| Chinese | 南徐州 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Southern Xuzhou | ||||||
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Zhenjiang, alternately romanized as Chinkiang, is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, China. It lies on the southern bank of the Yangtze River near its intersection with the Grand Canal. It is opposite Yangzhou (to its north) and between Nanjing (to its west) and Changzhou (to its east). Zhenjiang was formerly the provincial capital of Jiangsu and remains as an important transportation hub. As of the 2020 census, its total population was 3,210,418 inhabitants whom 1,266,790 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 3 urban districts. The town is best known both in China and abroad for Chinkiang vinegar, a fragrant black vinegar that is a staple of Chinese cooking.