Ningde

Ningde
宁德市
'Clockwise from top: Jiangbin Road along the Min River, Reach Heaven Cave at Mount Taimu, Xian'gong Bridge in Shouning County, houses in the old quarter of Ningde, aquaculture in Xiapu County.
Location of Ningde City in Fujian
Location of Ningde City in Fujian
Ningde is located in Fujian
Ningde
Ningde
Ningde is located in China
Ningde
Ningde
Coordinates (Ningde municipal government): 26°39′58″N 119°32′52″E / 26.6662°N 119.5477°E / 26.6662; 119.5477
CountryChina
ProvinceFujian
Municipal seatJiaocheng
Government
 • CPC SecretaryChen Rongkai
 • MayorChen Jiadong
Area
13,452 km2 (5,194 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)
2,821,996
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
 • Urban
343,262
 • Metro
623,840
GDP[1]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 245.2 billion
US$ 37.4 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 84,251
US$ 12,849
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
352000, 355000
Area code593
ISO 3166 codeCN-FJ-09
License Plate闽J
Local varietyEastern Min
City flowersCanna indica
Websiteningde.gov.cn

Ningde[a] is a city located along the northeastern coast of Fujian, China. It borders the provincial capital of Fuzhou City to the south, Wenzhou City of Zhejiang to the north, and Nanping to the west.

The prefecture-level Ningde City administers 1 district, 2 cities, 6 counties, as well as 124 towns, townships and subdistricts. Listed below are the district, cities and counties, first four of which are coastal whereas the rest locate in mountainous areas.

Situated roughly 300 kilometres (190 mi) north of the Tropic of Cancer, the prefecture of Ningde spans 13,500 square kilometres (5,200 sq mi) in land area. Like the rest of the province, Ningde sits in a mountainous region but it also enjoys almost 200 kilometres (120 mi) of coastline facing the East China Sea. Ningde is listed No.2 in China Integrated City Index 2016's environmental ranking, a study conducted by the National Development and Reform Commission.[2]

  1. ^ HKTDC research. Ningde Municipal Statistic Bureau. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  2. ^ 中国城市综合指数.


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