| Jiujiang 九江 |
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| Country | China |
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| Province | Jiangxi |
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| - Total | 500,000 |
| Website: http://www.jiujiang.gov.cn/English/ | |
Jiujiang (Chinese: 九江; pinyin: Jiǔjiāng) , formerly called Kiukiang, is a prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River (Changjiang) in northwest Jiangxi Province, China. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsi is a southern province of the People's Republic of China, spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
The city suffered only slight damage in the 2005 Ruichang earthquake, but there were several deaths reported in outlying areas. The 2005 Ruichang earthquake was a moderate Earthquake epicentered at 29
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Demography
The city administers a total population of approximately 4,500,000, of whom approximately 500,000 are urban. The population density is 235 per km². Han people make up 99. 8% of the population, but registered residents include representatives of 25 minority nationalities, including six with a local population of more than 100: Hui, Miao, Zhuang, Tujia, and She. The Hui people ( Xiao'erjing: حُوِ ذَو) are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of Islam. The terms Hmong (m̥ɔ̃ŋ and Mong ( both refer to an Asian ethnic group in the mountainous regions of southern China. The Tujia (土家族 Pinyin:Tǔjiāzú Endonym: Bizika 毕兹卡 with a total Population of over 8 million is the 6th largest ethnic The She (畲 people are an Ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.
Unlike the Gan dialects typical of Jiangxi, the local speech of Jiujiang is a variety of Mandarin.
Industry
Primary industries include
- Petrochemical refinement
- Agricultural chemical production
- Import/export (through river port)
Colleges and universities
Sister cities
Jiujiang is twinned with:
Tourism
Picturesque Mount Lushan, located in the south of the urban center, is listed as a world heritage site. The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the History Kajaani was founded in 1651 as one of the Finnish cities founded by the Governor General of Finland Per Brahe. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Koper (Capodistria is a coastal town and municipality and the largest commercial Port in Slovenia, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Mount Lu ( also known as Mount Lushan) is a mountain in the People's Republic of China, situated south of the city of Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex
Administrative divisions
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- Wuning County
- Jiujiang County
- Xiushui County
- Yongxiu County
- Dean County
- Xingzi County
- Duchang County
- Hukou County
- Pengze County
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- Xunyang District
- Lushan District
- Others
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- Bureau
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- Lushan Cultural Sites Administrative Bureau
- Development regions:
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- Jiujiang Open Development Region, Gongqing Open Development Region
There are 235 towns and 11 sub-district offices. A county-level city ( is a county-level administrative division of Mainland China. Ruichang ( is a County-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiujiang, in the north of China 's Jiangxi province along the Yangtze River In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 ( xiàn) De'an County ( Chinese: 德安县 is a county under Jiujiang City in Jiangxi Province, China. The term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. Lushan District ( is the name of a district in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China.
External links
- Official website (Chinese)
- Official website (English-language section)
- 九江信息港 Jiujiang China Telecom Portal
- Jiujiang Traffic Police Information Portal
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