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Xuzhou
徐州市 Hsü-chou, Süchow | |
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Left to right, top to bottom: Xuzhou skyline, Huaihai campaign Memorial Park, Surabaya Pavilion in Sishuiting Park, Yunlong Lake, the Xuzhou TV Tower | |
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 Location of Xuzhou City jurisdiction in Jiangsu | |
  Xuzhou Location of the city center in Jiangsu  Xuzhou Xuzhou (Eastern China)  Xuzhou Xuzhou (China) | |
| Coordinates (Pengcheng Square): 34°15′54″N 117°11′13″E / 34.265°N 117.187°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| County-level divisions | 10 |
| Township-level divisions | 161 |
| Municipal seat | Yunlong District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zhou Tiegen (周铁根) |
| • CPC Committee Secretary | Zhang Guohua (张国华) |
| Area | |
| 11,259 km2 (4,347 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 3,037 km2 (1,173 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,347 km2 (906 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| 9,083,790 | |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,589,215 |
| • Urban density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,135,660 |
| • Metro density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 732 billion US$ 106 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 80,615 US$ 11,683 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal codes | 221000 (Urban center), 221000, 221000, 221000 (Other areas) |
| Area code | 0516 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-JS-03 |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| Licence plate prefixes | 苏C |
| Website | Archived link |
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 "Xuzhou" in Chinese characters | |||||||||||
| Chinese | 徐州 | ||||||||||
| Postal | Suchow | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 彭城 | ||||||||||
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Xuzhou (Chinese: 徐州), also known as Pengcheng (彭城) in ancient times, is a major city in northwestern Jiangsu province, China. The city, with a recorded population of 9,083,790 at the 2020 census (3,135,660 of which lived in the built-up area made of Quanshan, Gulou, Yunlong and Tongshan urban Districts and Jiawang District not being conurbated), is a national complex transport hub and an important gateway city in East China. Xuzhou is a central city of Huaihai Economic Zone and Xuzhou metropolitan area.[3] Xuzhou is an important node city of the country's Belt and Road Initiative, and an international new energy base. Xuzhou has won titles such as the National City of Civility (全国文明城市) and the United Nations Habitat Scroll of Honour award.
The city is designated as National Famous Historical and Cultural City since 1986 for its relics, especially the terracotta armies, the Mausoleums of the princes and the art of relief of Han dynasty.
Xuzhou is a major city among the top 500 cities in the world by scientific research outputs, as tracked by the Nature Index.[4] The city is also home to China University of Mining and Technology, the only national key university under the Project 211 in Xuzhou and other major public research universities, including Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou Medical College, and Xuzhou Institute of Technology.[5]
- ^ "China: Jiāngsū (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ "存档副本". Archived from the original on 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ 国务院关于徐州市城市总体规划的批复（国函〔2017〕78号）_政府信息公开专栏. www.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ^ "Nature Index 2018 Science Cities | Nature Index Supplements | Nature Index". www.natureindex.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "US News Best Global Universities Rankings in Xuzhou". U.S. News & World Report. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-10-26.