Taizhou
泰州市 Taichow | |
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Left to right, top to bottom: skyline of Taizhou viewed from Qingfengge, Guangxiao Temple, Taizhou School of Thought Memorial Hall, Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Tower | |
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![]() Taizhou's administrative area highlighted within Jiangsu province | |
Coordinates (Taizhou municipal government): 32°27′24″N 119°55′22″E / 32.4567°N 119.9229°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jiangsu |
Municipal seat | Hailing District |
Government | |
• Mayor | Shi Lijun[1] |
Area | |
5,787.254 km2 (2,234.471 sq mi) | |
• Metro | 1,567.1 km2 (605.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Highest elevation | 55.6 m (182.4 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[2] | |
4,512,762 | |
• Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
• Urban | 3,071,179 |
• Metro | 1,504,014 |
• Metro density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
GDP[3] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 511 billion US$ 77.4 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 109,988 US$ 16,652 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 225300 (Urban center) 214500, 225400, 225500, 225600, 225700 (Other areas) |
Area code | 523 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-JS-12 |
Major Nationalities | Han |
County-level divisions | 6 |
Township-level divisions | 105 |
License Plate Prefix | 苏M |
Website | www |
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![]() "Tàizhōu", as written in Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 泰州 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Tàizhōu | ||||||||||||||||||
Postal | Taichow | ||||||||||||||||||
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Taizhou is a city in Jiangsu in eastern China. Situated on the north bank of the Yangtze River, it borders Nantong to the east, Yancheng to the north and Yangzhou to the west.
The 2020 Chinese census counted its population at 4,512,762 of whom 1,504,014 live in the built-up (or metro) area made of three urban districts (Hailing, Jiangyan and Gaogang).