Taizhou, Jiangsu
Sign in to saveTaizhou is a city in Jiangsu province in eastern China. Situated on the north bank of the Yangtze River, it borders Nantong to the east, Yancheng to the north and Yangzhou to the west.
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Taizhou is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, China. It has a population of 4,512,762 and covers an area of 5,787.36 square kilometers. The city contains the administrative entities of Hailing District, Gaogang District, Xinghua, and Jingjiang. Taizhou shares borders with Suzhou and Wuxi. Its official name is 泰州市, and it is located in the UTC+08:00 time zone.
The city’s local dialing code is 523, and its postal code is 225300. The license plate code for the region is 苏M. Taizhou is twinned with Lower Hutt, Nevers, Kotka, and Yuzawa. The official website for the municipal government is taizhou.gov.cn.
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Place details
- Locality
- 高港区
- Region
- 江苏省
- Country
- 中国
- Population
- 1,607,108
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
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Key facts
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Province
- Jiangsu
- Municipal seat
- Hailing District
- Mayor
- Shi Lijun
- Prefecture level city
- 5,787.254 km (2,234.471 sq mi)
- Metro
- 1,567.1 km (605.1 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 5 m (16 ft)
- Highest elevation
- 55.6 m (182 ft)
- Density
- 779.7760/km (2,019.611/sq mi)
- Urban
- 3,071,179
- Metro density
- 959.74/km (2,485.7/sq mi)
- Per capita
- CN¥ 109,988, US$ 16,652
- Time zone
- UTC+8 ( China Standard )
- Postal code
- 225300 (Urban center), 214500, 225400, 225500, 225600, 225700 (Other areas)
- Iso 3166 code
- CN-JS-12
- Major nationalities
- Han
- License plate prefix
- 苏M
- Website
- www .taizhou .gov .cn
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Official website
泰州市人民政府
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- 泰州市
- Country
- China
- Contains
- Taixing
- Population
- 4512762
- Area
- 5787.36
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Shares border with
- Wuxi
- Official website
- www.taizhou.gov.cn
- Image
- Jingcheng Subdistrict August 2025 Jingjiang.jpg
- Dialing code
- 523
- Licence plate code
- 苏M
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- twinned administrative body
- Barrie
- Commons category
- Taizhou, Jiangsu
- topic's main category
- Category:Taizhou, Jiangsu
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Taizhou, Jiangsu
- postal code
- 225300
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Encyclopedic overview
Taizhou (Chinese: 泰州; pinyin: Tàizhōu) is a city in Jiangsu province in eastern China. Situated on the north bank of the Yangtze River, it borders Nantong to the east, Yancheng to the north and Yangzhou to the west.
The 2020 Chinese census counted its population at 4,512,762 of whom 1,504,014 live in the built-up (or metro) area made of three urban districts (Hailing, Jiangyan and Gaogang).
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