ساکیان
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Suqian (, IPA: ) is a prefecture-level city in northern Jiangsu Province, China. It borders Xuzhou to the northwest, Lianyungang to the northeast, Huai'an to the south, and the province of Anhui to the west.
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Suqian, officially known as Suqian City, is a prefecture-level city located in Jiangsu Province, China. It has a population of 4,986,192 and covers an area of 8,524.29 square kilometers. The city is situated at an elevation of 29 meters and shares a border with Xuzhou. Its administrative divisions include Sucheng District, Suyu District, Shuyang County, and Siyang County.
The city operates in the UTC+08:00 time zone and uses the postal code 223800. The local dialing code is 00527, and the license plate code is 苏N. Suqian is twinned with Shangqiu. Current weather data indicates a temperature of 14.64 degrees, humidity of 88 percent, pressure of 1007, and wind speed of 2.06.
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Place details
- Locality
- 宿城区
- Region
- 江苏省
- Country
- 中国
- Population
- 1,437,685
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Suqian
- Settlement.other_name
- Sutsien, Su-ch'ien
- Settlement.native_name
- 宿迁市
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- zh-Hans
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Prefecture-level city
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Renmindadao road and Xihu road intersection.to west,see Xihu road.20141105..JPG
- Settlement.image_map1
- Suqian locator map in Jiangsu.svg
- Settlement.map_caption1
- Location of Suqian City (red) in Jiangsu
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Jiangsu#Eastern China#China
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of the city center in Jiangsu
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- People's Republic of China
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Jiangsu
- Settlement.seat_type
- Municipal seat
- Settlement.seat
- Sucheng District
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Wang Tianqi ()
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- prefecture-level city
- Official name
- 宿迁市
- Country
- China
- Located in
- Jiangsu
- Contains
- Siyang County
- Population
- 4986192
- Area
- 8524.29
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Shares border with
- Xuzhou
- Official website
- www.suqian.gov.cn
- Image
- Shuyang City View 01.JPG
- Dialing code
- 00527
- Licence plate code
- 苏N
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- postal code
- 223800
- Commons category
- Suqian
- topic's main category
- Category:Suqian
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Suqian
- category for people born here
- Category:People from Suqian
- twinned administrative body
- Shangqiu
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Understand
Suqian is the hometown of Xiang Yu, the King of Western Chu. It has a civilization history of more than 5,000 years and a city history of more than 2,700 years. It was once the capital of the Zhongwu Kingdom. It has a long history and rich cultural heritage. It is known as "the pulse of Chinese civilization, the root of Jiangsu civilization, and the soul of Chu-Han culture" . Suqian is one of the birthplaces of wine culture and is known as the capital of Chinese liquor. The two famous liquors Yanghe and Shuanggou are produced here. Suqian is home to two large freshwater lakes, Luoma Lake and Hongze Lake. Many rivers such as the Grand Canal, the ancient Yellow River, and the Huaishu New River pass through the area. Emperor Qianlong visited the south of the Yangtze River six times and stayed here five times. He praised Suqian as "the best place in spring."
Go next
Nanjing
Changzhou
Huai'an
Lianyungang
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