Yangtze Delta
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The Yangtze Delta or Yangtze River Delta (YRD, Chinese: 长江三角洲 or simply Chinese: 长三角), previously known as the Shanghai Economic Zone, is a triangle-shaped megalopolis generally comprising the Wu-speaking areas of Shanghai, southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang, southern Anhui. The area lies in the heart of the Jiangnan region (literally, "south of the Yangtze"), where the Yangtze drains into the East China Sea. Historically the fertile delta fed much of China’s population, and cities and commerce flourished. Today, it is one of China’s most important metropolitan area and is home to China’s financial center, tourist destination and hub for manufacture ranging from textile to car-making. In 2021, the Yangtze Delta had a GDP of approximately US$4.3 trillion,[4] about the same size as Japan.
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Yangtze Delta
长江三角洲城市群 | |
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Coordinates: 32.1759°N 119.4307°E / 32.1759; 119.4307 | |
Provincial | |
Major cities | Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Ningbo, Wuxi, Nantong, Shaoxing, Changzhou, Jinhua, Jiaxing, Taizhou, Yangzhou, Yancheng, Taizhou, Zhenjiang, Huzhou, Huai'an, Zhoushan, Quzhou, Jiujiang, Hefei |
Government | |
• Shanghai | Gong Zheng[1] |
• Jiangsu | Xu Kunlin |
• Zhejiang | Wang Hao |
• Anhui | Wang Qingxian |
Area | |
• Total | 350,000 km2 (140,000 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | c. 240,000,000 |
• Density | 700/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Shanghai-Jiangsu—Zhejiang-Anhui | CN¥27.765 trillion (US$4.303 trillion) (2021)[2] |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Yangtze Delta | |
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Simplified Chinese | 长江三角洲 |
Traditional Chinese | 長江三角洲 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Chángjiāng sānjiǎozhōuⓘ |
Romanization | Zankaon Saekohtseu |
The urban build-up in the area has given rise to what may be the largest concentration of adjacent metropolitan areas in the world. It covers an area of around 350,000 square kilometres (140,000 sq mi) and is home to over 240 million people. With about a sixth of China's population and a fourth of the country's GDP, the YRD is one of the fastest growing and richest regions in East Asia.