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Changzhou

Eastern Asia

Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu, China, previously known as Yanling, Lanling and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, it borders the provincial capital Nanjing to the west, Zhenjiang to the northwest, Wuxi to the east, and the province of Zhejiang to the south. The population of Changzhou Municipality was 5,278,121 at the 2020 census, and the city is the birthplace of Zhou Youguang, who created the pinyin romanization system.

Facts
Population
5,278,121 1
Area (sq km)
4372.15 2
Population Estimate Year
2020 2
Latitude
31.812167 degrees north 2
Longitude
119.969167 degrees east 2
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Associated With

China, Countries

Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu, China.

Source Changzhou (Wikipedia)
East Asia, Regions

China is listed under Eastern Asia in the UN M49 geoscheme.

Source United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
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Sources
1. Changzhou (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
The population of the Changzhou Municipality was 5,278,121 at the 2020 census.
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2. Changzhou (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 31.812167, longitude 119.969167
  • P2046 (area)
    area 4372.15 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population (2020)
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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Wikidata: Changzhou
Wikidata Q57970, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionAssociated With: East Asia, Eastern Asia subregion list
Quote, Associated With: East Asia, Eastern Asia subregion list
China, China Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China Macao Special Administrative Region, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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