Yangzhou is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province, East China. Sitting on the north bank of the Yangtze, it borders the provincial capital Nanjing to the southwest, Huai'an to the north, Yancheng to the northeast, Taizhou to the east, and Zhenjiang across the river to the south. Its population was 4,559,797 at the 2020 census and its urban area is home to 2,635,435 inhabitants, including three urban districts, currently in the agglomeration.
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Historically, Yangzhou was one of the wealthiest cities in China, known at various periods for its great merchant families, poets, artists, and scholars. Its name refers to its former position as the capital of the ancient Yangzhou prefecture in imperial China. Yangzhou was one of the first cities to benefit from one of the earliest World Bank loans in China, used to construct Yangzhou thermal power station in 1994.
Yangzhou is also a major city for scientific research outputs, appearing among the world's top 200 cities as of 2024.
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Towns around Yangzhou
- Xiannü12 km E
- Zhenjiang21 km S
- Zhenzhou28 km SW
- Gaoyou44 km N
- Taizhou46 km E
- Taixing60 km SE
- Jiangyan67 km E
- Xiaolingwei68 km SW
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