Taizhou, Zhejiang

Taizhou
台州市
Taichow
Left to right, top to bottom: view of Taizhou from Baiyun Mountain, Wenling skyline, the Bridge to Serenity in Tiantai County, Fang Mountain in Wenling, Jiaojiang No. 2 Bridge at night, Linghu Scenic Area in Linhai
Location of Taizhou
Taizhou is located in Zhejiang
Taizhou
Taizhou
Location in China
Taizhou is located in China
Taizhou
Taizhou
Taizhou (China)
Coordinates (Taizhou municipal government): 28°39′21″N 121°25′15″E / 28.6557°N 121.4208°E / 28.6557; 121.4208
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
County-level divisions9
Municipal seatJiaojiang District
Government
 • CPC SecretaryLi Yueqi(李跃旗)
 • MayorWu Xiaodong (吴晓东)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city9,411 km2 (3,634 sq mi)
 • Land9,411 km2 (3,634 sq mi)
 • Urban
1,536 km2 (593 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,372 km2 (916 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,382 m (4,534 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census[1])
 • Prefecture-level city6,662,888
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,162,461
 • Urban density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
 • Metro
3,578,660
 • Metro density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 526.3 billion
US$ 73.7 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 79,889
US$ 12,020
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
318000, 317000
Area code576
ISO 3166 codeCN-ZJ-10
License Plate Prefix浙J
Websitewww.zjtz.gov.cn
en.zjtz.gov.cn
taizhou.chinadaily.com.cn
City trees
Mei (Prunus mume),
Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)City flowers
Sweet Osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans)

The Taizhou urban area commonly refer as the whole of Jiaojiang, Huayan, Luqiao districts and the metropolitan Taizhou includes Wenling City, citation is need for the original urban and metropolitan data. [citation needed]
Taizhou
"Taizhou", as written in Chinese
Chinese台州
Hanyu PinyinPRC Standard Mandarin: Tāizhōu
ROC Standard Mandarin: Táizhōu
WuT'e-tsiu (Taizhounese)
PostalTaichow
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPRC Standard Mandarin: Tāizhōu
ROC Standard Mandarin: Táizhōu
BopomofoPRC: ㄊㄞ   ㄓㄡ
ROC: ㄊㄞˊ   ㄓㄡ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhPRC: Taijou
ROC: Tairjou
Wade–GilesPRC: Tʻai1-chou1
ROC: Tʻai2-chou1
Tongyong PinyinPRC: Taijhou
ROC: Táijhou
Yale RomanizationPRC: Tāijōu
ROC: Táijōu
MPS2PRC: Tāijōu
ROC: Táijōu
IPAPRC: [tʰáɪ.ʈʂóʊ]
ROC: [tʰǎɪ.ʈʂóʊ]
Wu
RomanizationT'e-tsiu (Taizhounese)

Taizhou[a] is a city located at the middle of the East China Sea coast of Zhejiang province. It is located 300 km (190 mi) south of Shanghai and 230 km (140 mi) southeast of Hangzhou, the provincial capital. It is bordered by Ningbo to the north, Wenzhou to the south, and Shaoxing, Jinhua, and Lishui to west. In addition to the municipality itself, the prefecture-level city of Taizhou includes 3 districts, 3 county-level cities, and 3 counties. As of the 2020 census, its total population was 6,662,888 inhabitants whom 3,578,660 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the three urban Districts and Wenling City now being largely conurbated.[4]

  1. ^ "China: Zhèjiāng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de.
  2. ^ 浙江省统计局. "2021年浙江统计年鉴 17-2 各市国民经济主要指标(2021年)" (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
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  4. ^ "China: Zhèjiāng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".


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