Changzhou

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Changzhou (China)
Coordinates(Changzhou municipal government): 31°48′40″N119°58′26″E / 31.811°N 119.974°E / 31.811; 119.974
Country People's Republic of China
Province Jiangsu
Municipal seat Xinbei District
Divisions5 districts, 1 city
Government
  Party SecretaryChen Jinhu(陈金虎) [1]
  MayorSheng Lei(盛蕾)
Area
   Prefecture-level city 4,384.58 km2 (1,692.90 sq mi)
  Urban
1,872.1 km2 (722.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census [2] )
   Prefecture-level city 5,278,121
  Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
   Urban
3,601,079
  Urban density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
   Metro
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12,400,000
GDP [4]
   Prefecture-level city CN¥ 705 billion
US$ 106.7 billion
  Per capitaCN¥149,275
US$22,600
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
213000, 213100 (Urban center)
213200, 213300 (Other areas)
Area code 0519
ISO 3166 code CN-JS-04
License Plate Prefix苏D
Local dialect Wu: Changzhou dialect
Website changzhou.gov.cn

Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu, China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling, and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Zhenjiang to the northwest, Wuxi to the east, and the province of Zhejiang to the south. The population of the Changzhou Municipality was 5,278,121 at the 2020 census. [3] [2] The city is the birthplace of Zhou Youguang who created the pinyin romanization system.

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