Suzhou
Suzhou (Cheenese: 苏州; pinyin: Sūzhōu; Suzhou dialect: [səu tsøʏ]), previously transliteratit as Su-chou, Suchow, an Soochow, is a major ceety locatit in the sootheast o Jiangsu Province in Eastren Cheenae, locatit adjacent tae Shanghai Municipality. The ceety is situatit on the lawer reaches o the Yangtze River an on the shores o Taihu Lake an is a pairt o the Yangtze River Delta region. Admeenistratively, Suzhou is a prefectur-level ceety wi an urban population o ower 4 million expandin tae ower 10 million in the admeenistrative aurie.
Suzhou 苏州 | |
|---|---|
| 苏州市 | |
 Location in Jiangsu | |
  Suzhou Location in Cheenae | |
| Coordinates: 31°18′N 120°36′E / 31.300°N 120.600°ECoordinates: 31°18′N 120°36′E / 31.300°N 120.600°E | |
| Kintra | Fowkrepublic o Cheenae |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Coonty-level diveesions | 11 |
| Established | 514 BC |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Prefectur-level ceety |
| • CPC Suzhou Secretary | Zhou Naixiang |
| • Mayor | [[]] |
| Area | |
| • Prefectur-level ceety | 8488.42 km2 (3,277.40 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1649.72 km2 (636.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census)[2] | |
| • Prefectur-level ceety | 10,465,994 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,074,000 |
| • Urban density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Beijing Time) |
| Postal code | 215000 |
| Area code(s) | 512 |
| GDP | 2009[2] |
| - Total | CNY 774.020 billion (USD 113.39 billion) |
| - Per capita | CNY 117,200 (USD 17,169) |
| - Growth |  11.0% |
| Ceety flouer | Osmanthus |
| Ceety tree | camphor laurel |
| Regional dialect | Wu: Suzhou hua (苏州话) |
| License plate prefix | 苏E |
| Website | http://www.suzhou.gov.cn/ |
Internaitional relations eedit
Twin touns — Sister ceeties eedit
Due tae the historical influence an contemporary position o Suzhou as no anerlie an industrial but cultural hub, Suzhou (includin 7 destricts an 5 coonty-level ceeties unner Suzhou's jurisdiction) haes mair nor 50 sister ceeties, twin touns an provinces. This is a position that is unprecedentit bi ony ither Cheenese ceety includin Beijing an Shanghai which hae 46 an 35 respectively.
Venice, Italy
Victoria, Breetish Columbie, Canadae
Ikeda, Osaka, Japan- Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Portland, Oregon, Unitit States
Tulcea Coonty, Romanie
Jeonju, Sooth Korea- Kameoka, Kyoto, Japan
Riga, Latvie[3]
Ismailia, Egyp
Grenoble, Fraunce
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Esbjerg, Denmark
Konstanz, Germany
Taupo, New Zealand- Nabari, Mie, Japan
Blumenau, Brazil- Jacksonville, Florida, Unitit States
Riihimäki, Finland- Taebaek, Sooth Korea
Nowy Sącz, Poland
Kiev, Ukraine- Zaporizhia, Ukraine
Logan, Queensland, Australie
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Santiago del Estero Province, Argentinae
Viña del Mar, Chile- Yeongju, Sooth Korea
- Daisen, Tottori, Japan
- Riesa, Germany
- Rotorua, New Zealand
Santa Luċija, Malta- Hirokawa, Fukuoka, Japan
- Portland, Victoria, Australie
- Eiheiji, Fukui, Japan
- Marugame, Kagawa, Japan
- Ayabe, Kyoto, Japan
- Sendai, Kagoshima, Japan
- Townsville, Queensland, Australie
- Ipatinga, Brazil
- Whittier, Californie, Unitit States
- Brest, France
- South El Monte, Californie, Unitit States
Grootfontein, Namibie- Tahara, Aichi, Japan
- Tottori, Tottori, Japan
- Rosolina Italy
- Uchinada, Ishikawa, Japan
- Bourgoin-Jallieu, Fraunce
- Chiba, Chiba, Japan
- Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, Sooth Korea
- Nago, Okinawa, Japan
León, Guanajuato, Mexico
References eedit
- ↑ "Table showing land area and population". Suzhou People's Government. 2003. Archived frae the original on 2 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
- ↑ a b "2009年苏州市国民经济和社会发展概况" (in Simplified Chinese). Suzhou Municipal Statistic Bureau. 20 Januar 2010. Archived frae the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 5 Mey 2010.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "Twin cities of Riga". Riga City Council. Archived frae the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 27 Julie 2009.
Freemit airtins eedit
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