Rugao is located in the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, with latitude 32 00 ′-32 30 ′ north and longitude120 20 ′-120 50 ′ east. It faces the Yangtze River in the south, Zhangjiagang across the river, Hai 'an City in the north, Rudong County in the east, Tongzhou District in the southeast, Taixing City in the west and Jingjiang City in the southwest. The total area of the city is 1576.47 square kilometers, including 99 square kilometers of the Yangtze River.
The coastline of Rugao Yangtze River is 48km long, and the deep-water coastline of the Yangtze River can be directly utilized (18.6km). Toarey Yang Canal, Ruhai Canal, Rutai Canal and Jiaogang River run through the whole territory, with a total length of158.52km..
The development of history
"Shangshu Gong Yu" records: In ancient times, Rugao belonged to the territory of Yangzhou; The Shang and Zhou Dynasties were called Haiyang. At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, it was named in Yang, and it belonged to Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period, and Wu died in Yue. The Warring States Period belonged to Chu, Qin belonged to Jiujiang County and Han belonged to Hailing County. In the seventh year of Yixi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (4 1 1), Rugao County was in front of it, and the Sui Dynasty was merged into Ninghai County in Yangzhou. In the fifth year of Tang Taihe (83 1), Rugao Field was established. In the tenth year of Baota in the Southern Tang Dynasty (952), it was promoted to Rugao County, belonging to Taizhou. Later dynasties followed the county system, with the lower-middle county in the Song Dynasty and the upper-middle county in the Yuan Dynasty. Taizhou was still under the jurisdiction of Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it was under the jurisdiction of Tongzhou Zhili Prefecture in the second year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1724). In the Republic of China, it was a first-class county, and tied for the largest county in China with Shaoyang, Hunan. In August of the 29th year of the Republic of China (1940), the New Fourth Army moved eastward to Rugao Xixiang and established Rugao County Government in Lugang. In June 5438+10, the county government continued to move eastward to Rugao Dongxiang and took over the Rugao county government of the Kuomintang. In the 30th year of the Republic of China (194 1), Rugao county government was established in Xixiang, Rugao. At this point, the original Rugao County was divided into two with the Toarey Yang Canal as the boundary. For example, Xixian County belongs to the Commissioner's Office of the Third Administrative Region of Central Jiangsu, and Rugao County belongs to the Commissioner's Office of the Fourth Administrative Region of Central Jiangsu. In the thirty-fourth year of the Republic of China (1945), on September 2 1 day, the New Fourth Army regained Rugao City, such as Xixian County, and Rugao County, which was originally located in Rugao Dongxiang, was renamed Rudong County. In February of the same year 1, the first Jiangsu-Anhui Border Region Administrative Commissioner's Office was established in Rugao. 1949 65438+1October 28th, Rugao was liberated. 12 In May, the First Administrative Commissioner's Office of the Jiangsu-Anhui Border Region was renamed as the Commissioner's Office of Taizhou Administrative Region in northern Jiangsu, which was under the jurisdiction of Rugao. On May 29th, Rugao was approved as a first-class county. 1950,65438+10, Rugao County was placed under the Commissioner's Office of Nantong Administrative Region in northern Jiangsu, and 1952 was upgraded to a special county.
1983 belongs to Nantong city. 1 991June1day withdrew from the county and set up Rugao city.
Rugao east avenue ancient dwellings
Source: Rugao Yearbook of Rugao Municipal People's Government (20 19).