Regional/ Jiangsu

Yangzhou

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-05-28 16:42

Population: 4,480,000 (2018)

Area: 6,591 square kilometers

Location: east part of the Chinese mainland and middle of Jiangsu province

Economy:

Yangzhou is getting momentum to develop its economic strength in automotive, machinery, IT, tourism, construction, and food industries.

In 2017, Yangzhou recorded GDP of 506.5 billion yuan ($80.3 billion), a growth rate of 8.0 percent. Such increase was sustained due to the city's continuous optimization of industrial structure, with the industrial economy surpassing its transformational pace, service industry accelerating quickly, and modern agriculture maintaining steady progress.

Administrative divisions:

Yangzhou city governs two county-level cities – Yizheng and Gaoyou, one county – Baoying county, and three districts - Guangling district, Hanjiang district and Jiangdu district.