Jiujiang

Jiujiang
九江市
Kiukiang
Top to bottom, left to right: Jiujiang Culture and Art Center, Pagoda of Suojiang Pavilion, Jiu Jiang victory monument, looking at Wulaofeng from Mount Lushan's Pokou, Suojiang pavilion, Bali Hunan lake, Ruqin lake
Location of Jiujiang City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Location of Jiujiang City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Coordinates (Jiujiang municipal government): 29°39′40″N 115°57′14″E / 29.661°N 115.954°E / 29.661; 115.954
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
SeatMunicipal seat
Government
 • Party SecretaryLiu Wenhua
 • MayorYang Wenbin
Area
18,823 km2 (7,268 sq mi)
 • Urban
598 km2 (231 sq mi)
 • Metro
598 km2 (231 sq mi)
Elevation20 m (70 ft)
Highest elevation1,794 m (5,886 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
4,600,276
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,814,240
 • Urban density4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,164,268
 • Metro density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 190.3 billion
US$ 30.5 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 39,505
US$ 6,343
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 codeCN-JX-04
Websitewww.jiujiang.gov.cn/english/
Jiujiang
Chinese九江
PostalKiukang
Literal meaningNine Rivers
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiǔjiāng
Wade–GilesChiu-chiang
IPA[tɕjòʊtɕjáŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGáu-gōng
JyutpingGau2-gong1
Southern Min
Tâi-lôKáu-kang

Jiujiang, formerly transliterated Kiukiang and Kew-Keang, is a prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River in northwest Jiangxi Province in the People's Republic of China. It is the second-largest prefecture-level city in Jiangxi and its borders include Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China. Jiujiang is the fourth largest port on the Yangtze River[3][4] and was one of the first five cities that were opened to foreign trade along the Yangtze River following the implementation of Deng Xiaoping's Opening-Up Policy. It is Jiangxi's only international trade port city.

Its population was 4,600,276 inhabitants at the 2020 census, 1,164,268 of whom resided in the built-up area (metro) made up of three urban districts (aka Xunyang, Lianxi, and Chaisang).[5] In 2007, the city was named China's top ten livable cities by the Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum.[6] In 2022, the State Council of China granted Jiujiang the title of Famed National Historical and Cultural City for its rich history and multiculture background in the Republic of China era.

  1. ^ 地理交通 [Geography and transport] (in Simplified Chinese). Jiujiang People's Government. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. ^ 江西省统计局、国家统计局江西调查总队 (August 2016). 《江西统计年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7809-4. Archived from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  3. ^ "改革开放40年:九江港成为名副其实的"亿吨大港"". Jiujiang News Network. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. ^ ""百年老港"江西九江港稳固亿吨大港地位". Sohu.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ^ "九江市第七次全国人口普查公报" (PDF). Jiujiang Statistics Bureau Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ^ "China's Top 10 Most Livable Cities". hnloudi.gov.cn. Hunan Loudi Official Government. 2012-03-28. Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2014-08-04.