Zhenjiang
| Zhènjiāng Shì 镇江 市 Zhenjiang |
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 Jiangtian Temple |
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| Coordinates | 32 ° 12 ′ N , 119 ° 25 ′ E | ||
 Location of Zhenjiang in Jiangsu |
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| Basic data | |||
| Country | People's Republic of China | ||
| region | East china | ||
| province | Jiangsu | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | CN-JS | ||
| status | District-free city | ||
| structure | 3 city districts, 3 independent cities | ||
| surface | 3799 km² | ||
| Residents | 3,113,384 (2010) | ||
| density | 819.5 Ew. / km² | ||
| Post Code | 212000-212400 | ||
| Telephone code | (+86) 511 | ||
| Time zone | China Standard Time (CST) UTC +8 |
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| License Plate | 苏 L | ||
| Website | www.zhenjiang.gov.cn | ||
| politics | |||
| mayor | Yang Xingshi | ||
Zhenjiang ( Chinese 鎮江 市 / 镇江 市 , Pinyin Zhènjiāng shì ) is a district-free city in the south-western part of Jiangsu Province in the People's Republic of China . It lies at the point where the Yangtze River cuts the Great Canal . The administrative area of Zhenjiang has an area of 3,799 km² and approx. 3,113,384 inhabitants (end of 2010). Approx. 950,000 people live in the actual urban settlement area of Zhenjiang (2010 census).
Administrative structure
At the county level, Zhenjiang is made up of three urban districts and three independent cities. These are:
- Jingkou district (京口 区), 316 km², 601,671 inhabitants, center, seat of the city government;
- Runzhou District (润州 区), 132 km², 296,453 inhabitants;
- Dantu district (丹徒 区), 611 km², 360,000 inhabitants;
- Yangzhong City (扬中 市), 332 km², 300,000 inhabitants;
- Danyang City (丹阳 市), 1,023 km², 960,418 inhabitants;
- Jurong City (句容 市), 1,385 km², 617,680 inhabitants.
In the east of the Jingkou district there has been a special economic and technical development zone called Zhenjiang Xinqu (镇江 新区 = "Zhenjiang New Zone") since June 1998 , which is subject to joint administration by the provincial and municipal government. The "New Zone" is approximately 82 km² and has around 80,000 inhabitants. Administratively, it is made up of two street districts and four large municipalities . These are:
- Road quarter Dagang (大港街道);
- Dingmao Street District (丁卯 街道);
- Dagang Municipality (大 港镇);
- Dalu Municipality (大路 镇);
- Greater community Yaoqiao (姚桥镇);
- Big municipality Dinggang (丁岗镇).
Solar industry companies have increasingly settled in the street district of Dingmao. a. the SiC Processing of Hirschau.
history
In the 11th century, the famous Shen Kuo built a mansion here. Zhenjiang was the provincial capital until the beginning of the 20th century . Then the seat was moved to Nanjing to the west . During the Ming and Qing Dynasties , Zhenjiang was an important trading center . Zhenjiang is the birthplace of Li Lanqing . The Jinshan Temple, among other things, is important for tourism.
Culinary
Zhenjiang's best-known specialty is Zhenjiang vinegar.
Twin cities
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Brescia , Italy
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Iksan , South Korea (1998) -
İzmit , Turkey (1996) -
Kurashiki , Japan
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Tsu (Mie) , Japan (1984)
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Lac-Mégantic , Canada (1995) -
Londrina , Brazil (1997) -
Mannheim , Germany (2004) -
Tempe (Arizona) , USA (1989) -
Magas , Russia
sons and daughters of the town
- Ding Shisun (1927–2019), mathematician and politician with the Chinese Democratic League
- Li Lanqing (* 1932), communist politician
- Tang Jiaxuan (* 1938), politician and foreign minister from 1998 to 2003
- Qin Zhijian (* 1976), table tennis player
- Chen Ling (* 1987), archer
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 中国 镇江 政府 网站 ( Memento from June 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Jiangsu (China): Prefectural Division, Major Cities & Counties - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
- ↑ 走进 江苏 行政 区划.江苏 省政府 门户 网站, May 18, 2018, accessed August 24, 2018 (Chinese).
- ↑ SiC Processing GmbH: Contact person for the locations