Jiujiang

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Jiujiang
九江
Location of Jiujiang
Country China
Province Jiangxi
Population
 - 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.

The city suffered only slight damage in the 2005 Ruichang earthquake, but there were several deaths reported in outlying areas.

Coordinates: 29°44′17, N°115′59

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[edit] 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.

Unlike the Gan dialects typical of Jiangxi, the local speech of Jiujiang is a variety of Mandarin.

[edit] Industry

Primary industries include

  • Petrochemical refinement
  • Agricultural chemical production
  • Import/export (through river port)

[edit] Colleges and universities

[edit] Sister cities

Jiujiang is twinned with:

[edit] Tourism

The mountain range to the South of Jiujiang
The mountain range to the South of Jiujiang

Picturesque Mount Lushan, located in the south of the urban center, is listed as a world heritage site.

[edit] Administrative divisions

  • Wuning County
  • Jiujiang County
  • Xiushui County
  • Yongxiu County
  • Dean County
  • Xingzi County
  • Duchang County
  • Hukou County
  • Pengze County
  • Others
  • Bureau
  • Lushan Cultural Sites Administrative Bureau
  • Development regions:
  • Jiujiang Open Development Region, Gongqing Open Development Region

There are 235 towns and 11 sub-district offices.

Chang Hong Avenue, Jiujiang
Chang Hong Avenue, Jiujiang

[edit] External links