Suzhou

For ither uises, see Suzhou (disambiguation).

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
Prefectur-level ceety
苏州市
Location in Jiangsu
Suzhou Location in Cheenae
Coordinates: 31°18′N 120°36′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)
• 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
- 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

Main airticle: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Cheenae

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

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

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