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? 20 16 years built-up area 1 125.78km? With a permanent population of 8.27 million, an urban population of 67810.4 million and an urbanization rate of 82%, it is the only mega-city in the Yangtze River Delta and East China.

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.

Nanjing is one of the four ancient capitals in China, one of the first national historical and cultural cities and an important birthplace of Chinese civilization. Blessing China several times in history. It is the only one of the four ancient capitals that has never been the capital of an alien regime, and has long been the political, economic and cultural center of southern China. There were ancient human activities in Nanjing as early as100-1.20 thousand years ago, and there was Nanjing ape-man life in Tangshan 350 thousand-600 thousand years ago. With a history of more than 7,000 years of civilization, nearly 2,600 years of city construction and nearly 500 years of capital construction, it is known as "the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties" and "the metropolis of the Ten Dynasties".

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. Academicians of the two academies are 8 1 person, and 87 experts are invited by the Thousand Talents Program, ranking third in the country.

Administrative divisions:

general situation

Nanjing jurisdiction: 1 1 municipal district.

Street communities: 87 street offices, 13 towns, 802 community neighborhood committees and 450 community village committees.

Municipal Government: Nanjing Municipal People's Government is located in Meiyuan Xincun Street, Xuanwu District (the former site of Nanjing Wu Miao).