Jurong
句容市 Kuyung | |
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Coordinates: 31°56′46″N 119°09′50″E / 31.946°N 119.164°E[1] | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jiangsu |
Prefecture-level city | Zhenjiang |
Area | |
• Total | 1,385 km2 (535 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 639,266 |
• Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 212400 |
Jurong (Chinese: 句容; pinyin: Jùróng) is a county-level city under the administration of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, China.
In 129 BC, the then Prince of Changsha Liu Fa's son, Dang became the Marquis of Jurong. As he died soon, the lands enfeoffed to him became Jurong county in the next year. Jurong was under the jurisdiction of Nanjing historically, but it was annexed to the Prefecture of Zhenjiang in 1950, then Zhenjiang in 1983. The county was converted into a county-level city in 1995.[2]