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Also known as Haining County, Hai-ning, Hai-ning County, Hai-ning-hsien, Hai-ning Hsien, Hainingxian, Haining Xian, Haining, Zhejiang

is a county-level city in Zhejiang Province, China, and under the jurisdiction of Jiaxing. It is in the south side of Yangtze River Delta, and in the north of Zhejiang. It is to the southwest of central Shanghai, and east of Hangzhou, the provincial capital. To its south lies the Qiantang River. The city has a land area of and as of the 2020 census, had a population of 1,076,199 inhabitants. Haining is known for its leather industry and spectacular tide in the Qiantang River. Since June 2021, it's linked to Hangzhou by the new suburban Hangzhou - Haining subway Line.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Haining
Settlement.settlement_type
County-level city
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海宁西山路084608.jpg
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ChinaJIaxingHaining.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Haining City within Jiaxing
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China Zhejiang
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Location in Zhejiang
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Zhejiang
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Jiaxing
Settlement.area_total_km2
700.5
Settlement.area_metro_km2
700.5
Settlement.population_as_of
2020 census
Settlement.population_total
1076199
Settlement.population_density_km2
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via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Basic Facts
  • History
  • Administrative divisions
  • Climate
  • Economic Development
  • Culture
  • Industry
  • Transportation
  • People from Haining
  • References

is a county-level city in Zhejiang Province, China, and under the jurisdiction of Jiaxing. It is in the south side of Yangtze River Delta, and in the north of Zhejiang. It is to the southwest of central Shanghai, and east of Hangzhou, the provincial capital. To its south lies the Qiantang River. The city has a land area of and as of the 2020 census, had a population of 1,076,199 inhabitants. Haining is known for its leather industry and spectacular tide in the Qiantang River. Since June 2021, it's linked to Hangzhou by the new suburban Hangzhou - Haining subway Line.

==Basic Facts== Located in the YRD region close to Shanghai and adjoining Hangzhou, Haining serves as the core of the Hangzhou Metropolitan Economic Circle and the Greater Hangzhou Bay Rim Area. The city benefits from the "one-hour economic circle" of Shanghai, Hangzhou and Suzhou with a well-developed transportation network.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Haining” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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