Changzhou

Changzhou 常州市 Changchow
Prefecture-level city
Qingfeng Park Changzhou skyline Liyang Museum Worker's Cultural Palace Diaoqiao Road
Location of Changzhou City jurisdiction in Jiangsu
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Coordinates (Changzhou municipal government): 31°48′40″N 119°58′26″E / 31.811°N 119.974°E / 31.811; 119.974
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Municipal seat	Xinbei District
Divisions	5 districts, 1 city
Government
• Party Secretary	Chen Jinhu(陈金虎)[1]
• Mayor	Sheng Lei(盛蕾)
Area
• Prefecture-level city	4,384.58 km2 (1,692.90 sq mi)
• Urban	1,872.1 km2 (722.8 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census[2])
• Prefecture-level city	5,278,121
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
• Urban	3,601,079
• Urban density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
• Metro [3]	12,400,000
GDP[4]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 705 billion US$ 106.7 billion
• Per capita	CN¥149,275 US$22,600
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	213000, 213100 (Urban center) 213200, 213300 (Other areas)
Area code	0519
ISO 3166 code	CN-JS-04
License Plate Prefix	苏D
Local dialect	Wu: Changzhou dialect
Website	changzhou.gov.cn

Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu, China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling, and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Zhenjiang to the northwest, Wuxi to the east, and the province of Zhejiang to the south. The population of the Changzhou Municipality was 5,278,121 at the 2020 census.^[3][2] The city is the birthplace of Zhou Youguang who created the pinyin romanization system.

Changzhou
"Changzhou" in Chinese
Chinese	常州
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chángzhōu Bopomofo ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄡ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Charngjou Wade–Giles Ch'ang2-chou1 Tongyong Pinyin Cháng-jhou IPA [ʈʂʰǎŋ.ʈʂóʊ] Wu Romanization Zaontsei (Changzhounese)