Zhangjiagang, formerly Shazhou County, is a county-level city under the administration of Suzhou in Jiangsu province, China, and one of the ports along the Yangtze River. It borders Taizhou and Nantong across the Yangtze and the city of Wuxi to the west. The 2010 census counted 1,246,762 inhabitants, and the city forms part of the Jiangyin-Zhangjiagang-Jingjiang built-up area of 3,526,260 people. The name means harbour of the Zhang clan, taken from a harbour named after a nearby settlement where a lineage of the Zhang surname lived. Zhangjiagang was named a National Civilized City in China in 2020 and ranked third among the top 100 county-level cities in 2019 and 2020.
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Area (sq km) Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Zhangjiagang (Wikipedia)
Lead, population
With 1,246,762 inhabitants as of the 2010 census
Geography, area
Its total area is 986.53 square kilometers
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On Continent: Asia, Lead
is a county-level city under the administration of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China
Part Of: China, Lead
is a county-level city under the administration of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China
In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead
is a county-level city under the administration of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China
View the Source2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): SRTM 90 m elevation at 31.8767, 120.556
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)Elevation result for the city coordinatesQuote, Elevation result for the city coordinates
"elevation": 9.0
3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell 31.75 N 120.75 E containing the city coordinatesQuote, Grid cell 31.75 N 120.75 E containing the city coordinates
31.75 120.75 Cfa
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