Yangtze Delta
Sign in to saveAlso known as Yangtze River Delta, Chang Delta, Changjiang Delta, Delta of the Yangtze, Delta of the Chang Jiang
delta of the Yangtze River, China
Key facts
- Provincial
- Shanghai Jiangsu Zhejiang Anhui Jiangxi
- Major cities
- Shanghai , Nanjing , Hangzhou , Suzhou , Ningbo , Wuxi , Nantong , Shaoxing , Changzhou , Jinhua , Jiaxing , Taizhou , Yangzhou , Yancheng , Taizhou , Zhenjiang , Huzhou , Huai'an , Zhoushan , Quzhou , Jiujiang , Hefei
- Shanghai
- Gong Zheng
- Jiangsu
- Xu Kunlin
- Zhejiang
- Wang Hao
- Anhui
- Wang Qingxian
- Total
- 110,755 km (42,763 sq mi)
- Density
- 1,113.23/km (2,883.25/sq mi)
- Per capita
- CN¥ 184,200 , ( US$ 25,700)
- Time zone
- UTC+8 ( CST )
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Yangtze Delta or Yangtze River Delta (YRD; Chinese: 长江三角洲; pinyin: Chángjiāng Sānjiǎozhōu or Chinese: 长三角; pinyin: Chángsānjiǎo for short), is a geographic, cultural, and economic region of China, generally considered to comprise the Direct-administered municipality of Shanghai, southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang, and parts of southern Anhui. The area lies in the heart of the historical Jiangnan region (literally meaning "south of the Yangtze"), where the Yangtze drains into the East China Sea. Historically, the fertile delta fed large populations, allowing cities and commerce to flourish. Today, it is one of China's most heavily urbanised regions, home to over 123 million people, and is sometimes considered a megalopolis, due to the number, proximity, size and interconnectedness of its urban areas. The Yangtze Delta is home to China's most important financial center, Shanghai, and is a global hub for manufacturing of varied goods ranging from textiles to vehicles. In 2024 the Yangtze Delta region had a GDP of approximately US$3.2 trillion (about the same size as France), making up approximately 17% of China's total GDP.
History
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