Zhenjiang, formerly known as Jingkou, Runzhou and Nanxun, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, one of the 27 cities in the central area of the Yangtze River Delta, and an important port and scenic tourist city in the Yangtze River Delta of China approved by the State Council.
As of 20 18, the city has three districts and three county-level cities, with a total area of 3840 square kilometers and a built-up area of 179 square kilometers. According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0: 00 on June 165438+ 10 on October 65438, the permanent population of Zhenjiang was 32 104 18.
Zhenjiang is located in eastern China and southern Jiangsu. It is a member city of Nanjing metropolitan area and an important part of the Yangtze River urban agglomeration. It is an important transportation hub in East China, connecting Nanjing in the west, Changzhou in the south and Yangzhou in the north.
Changzhou Niu Ben International Airport is built at the junction of Danyang City and Xinbei District of Changzhou City. beijing-shanghai railway, Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, Shanghai-Nanjing high-speed railway, Shanghai-Chengdu high-speed railway, Liyang high-speed railway, 3 12 national highway and 104 national highway reach major cities in China.
Zhenjiang is a famous historical and cultural city in China. It was called Zhu Fang in the Spring and Autumn Period, Guyang in the Warring States Period, Dantu in the Qin Dynasty, Jingkou in the Three Kingdoms Period, Jingkou South Xuzhou in the Southern Song Dynasty, and Runzhou after the reunification of the Sui Dynasty. Zhenjiang's name has been the capital of Jiangsu Province since the Northern Song Dynasty.