General Information

Location

• Lower Yangtze River, Middle Jiangsu, China
• Border on Nanjing in the west, Shanghai in the east

Population : 2,900,000

Area

• Zhenjiang(鎭江市) exercises jurisdiction over Yangzhongshi(揚中市), Danyangshi(丹陽市), Jurongshi(句容市), Dantuqu(舟徒縣)
• Total: 3,843㎢(Zhenjiang 255㎢)

Main Feature: Harbor city with well-developed transportation system (15 wharves, 3rd in China)

Core Industry

• The largest thermal power plant in China
• Electric power, paper manufacture, ship, construction materials, mining industry, leather, glasses, fragrant grass, etc.

Others

• Educational institution : 6 universities, 13 vocational school
• Jiangsu University of Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology

Sistership History

• Sep. 19. 96. : As a city of Jiangsu, sister province of Jeollabuk-do, exchanged with Iksan city
• Oct. 18. 82. : Proposed to form sistership
• Sep. 18. 96. : Exchange through mutual visits of mission from late 1995 till early 1996
• Oct. 18. 82. : Letter of agreement on promotion