Nanjing is located in the east of China, in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and near the river. It is the headquarters of China Eastern Theater Command, the shipping and logistics center of yangtze river international, an important national gateway city driven by the Yangtze River Delta radiation, and an important node city where the eastern coastal economic belt and the Yangtze River economic belt meet strategically.
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Nanjing, referred to as "Ning", was called Jinling and Jiankang in ancient times. It is the capital of Jiangsu, a sub-provincial city and the core city of Nanjing metropolitan area. It is an important central city in eastern China, an important scientific research and education base in China, and a comprehensive transportation hub approved by the State Council. There are 1 1 districts in the city, with a total area of 6587km? The built-up area of 20 17 is 1398.69km? With a permanent population of 8.335 million and an urban population of 6.8589 million, the urbanization rate is 82.3%, making it the only mega-city in the Yangtze River Delta and East China. ?
Nanjing is an important science and education center in China. Since ancient times, it has been a city that worships and values education. It has the reputation of "the literary hub in the world" and "the first school in Southeast China". During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, more than half of the top scholars in China came from Gongyuan in the south of the Yangtze River. As of 20 16, there are 74 colleges and universities in Nanjing, including 9 planned colleges and 25 disciplines, second only to Beijing. 2 1 1 There are 8 universities and 12 first-class universities, second only to Beijing and Shanghai. There are 82 academicians of the two academies, and 87 invited experts of the Thousand Talents Program, ranking third in the country.
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Baidu encyclopedia-Nanjing? Baidu Encyclopedia-North-South Boundary Line