Yiwu

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Yiwu 义乌市 Iwu
County-level & Sub-prefectural city
From top, left to right: Yiwu International Trade City, Da'an Temple pagoda, Downtown Yiwu, Meihu Sports Center, Marriott Hotel Yiwu
Location of Yiwu in Jinhua
Yiwu Location of Yiwu in Zhejiang Show map of Zhejiang Yiwu Yiwu (China) Show map of China
Coordinates: 29°18′25″N 120°04′31″E / 29.30694°N 120.07528°E / 29.30694; 120.07528
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Zhejiang
Prefecture-level city	Jinhua
City incorporation	May 1988
Government
• CPC Secretary	Wang Jian (王健)
• Mayor	Lin Yi (林毅)
Area
• Total	1,105.48 km2 (426.83 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census[1])
• Total	1,859,390
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Area code	0579
Website	www.yw.gov.cn

Yiwu
"Yiwu" in simplified and traditional characters
Simplified Chinese	义乌
Traditional Chinese	義烏
Postal	Iwu
Literal meaning	"Righteous Crows"[2]
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yìwū Wade–Giles I4-wu1 IPA [î.ú]

Yiwu (simplified Chinese: 义乌; traditional Chinese: 義烏; pinyin: Yìwū) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jinhua in Central Zhejiang Province, East China. As of the 2020 census, the city had 1,859,390 inhabitants and its built-up (or metro) area, joined with that of the neighboring Dongyang, was home to 2,947,340 inhabitants.^[3] The city is famous for its light industry commodity trade and vibrant market and as a regional tourist destination.