Taicang
太仓市 | |
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Coordinates: 31°33′50″N 121°10′26″E / 31.564°N 121.174°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jiangsu |
Prefecture-level city | Suzhou |
Municipal seat | Chengxiang |
Area | |
• Total | 794 km2 (307 sq mi) |
• Land | 620 km2 (240 sq mi) |
• Water | 174 km2 (67 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 501,700 |
• Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 215400—215434 |
Area code | 0512 |
Taicang | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 太倉市 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 太仓市 | ||||||||||
Postal | Taitsang | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Lake Tai granary city | ||||||||||
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Taicang is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. The city located in the south of the Yangtze River estuary opposite Nantong, being bordered by Shanghai proper to the south, while the river also delineates much of its northeastern boundary along Chongming Island.[1]