Jiujiang
Jiujiang ( Chinese 九江 市 , Pinyin Jiǔjiāng shì - "Nine River City") is a district-free city in the Jiangxi Province of the People's Republic of China . Jiujiang has an area of 18,823 km 2 and around 4,847,600 inhabitants (end of 2016). 611,321 people live in the actual urban settlement area of Ji'an (2010 census). Over 90% of the residents of Jiujiang are Han Chinese .
The world-famous Lushan Landscape Park, which has become a center of tourism, is located in the area of the independent city of Lushan .
The site of the Lushan Conference and villas of Lushan (庐山 会议 旧址 及 庐山 别墅 建筑 群, Lúshān huìyì jiùzhǐ jí Lúshān biéshù jiànzhù qún) and the site of the Standard Oil Company (美孚 洋行 旧址, Meifǐū) yáng stand up the List of Monuments of the People's Republic of China .
Administrative structure
At the county level, Jiujiang consists of three municipalities , seven counties and three independent cities. These are:
- Xunyang district (浔阳区), 50 km², 280,000 inhabitants, center, seat of the city government;
- Lianxi District (濂溪 区), 548 km², 260,000 inhabitants;
- Chaisang district (柴桑 区), 911 km², 340,000 inhabitants;
- District of Wuning (武宁 县), 3,507 km², 350,000 inhabitants, main town: large community Xinning (新 宁 镇);
- Xiushui District (修水 县), 4,504 km², 760,000 inhabitants, capital: Yining Municipality (义 宁 镇);
- Yongxiu district (永 修 县), 2,035 km², 360,000 inhabitants, main town: Tubu municipality (涂 埠镇);
- De'an district (德安县), 927 km², 220,000 inhabitants, main town: Puting municipality (蒲亭 镇);
- Duchang district (都昌县), 1,988 km², 720,000 inhabitants, main town: Duchang municipality (都 昌镇);
- Hukou County (湖口县), 669 km², 270,000 inhabitants, main town: Shuangzhong Township (双 钟 镇);
- Pengze district (彭泽 县), 1,542 km², 340,000 inhabitants, main town: Longcheng municipality (龙 城镇);
- Lushan City (庐山 市), 719 km², 230,000 inhabitants;
- City Ruichang (瑞昌市), km² 1423, 430,000 inhabitants;
- Gongqingcheng City (共青 城市), 193 km², 120,000 inhabitants.
history
After the Treaty of Tianjin (1858) and the end of the Second Opium War (1860), the city on the Yangtze (former transcription: Kewkiang ) was opened as a treaty port for foreign powers.
Town twinning
- Louisville , United States
- Kajaani , Finland
- Koper , Slovenia
sons and daughters of the town
- John Duff (1895–1958), Canadian racing car driver
Web links
Coordinates: 29 ° 42 ' N , 116 ° 0' E