Chongming District is the northernmost district of the provincial-level municipality of Shanghai. Chongming consists of three low-lying inhabited alluvial islands at the mouth of the Yangtze north of the Shanghai peninsula:Chongming,Changxing,and Hengsha. Following its massive expansion in the 20th century,Chongming is now the 2nd-largest island administered by the People's Republic of China and the 2nd-largest in Greater China,after Hainan. Chongming does not,however,administer all of the island:owing to its continual expansion from sediment deposited by the Yangtze,it has merged with formerly separate islands and now includes Jiangsu province's pene-exclave townships of Haiyong and Qilong. Chongming proper covers an area of 1,411 km2 (545 sq mi) and had a population of 637,921 at the time of the Census 2020.
Jiangyin is a county-level city on the southern bank of the Yangtze River,and is administered by Wuxi,Jiangsu province. Jiangyin is one of the most important transport hubs on the Yangtze River,it is also one of the most developed counties in China. With 1,595,138 inhabitants as of the 2010 census,[1] the city is now part of Jiangyin-Zhangjiagang-Jingjiang built-up or metropolitan area with 3,526,260 inhabitants
Liyang is a county-level city under the administration of Changzhou in the Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. In 2011,it had a population of about 781,500. It borders the prefecture-level divisions of Wuxi to the east,Xuancheng (Anhui) to the south,and Nanjing to the west.
Changshu is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou,Jiangsu province,and is part of the Yangtze River Delta. It borders the prefecture-level city of Nantong to the northeast across the Yangtze River. Due to the mild climate and terrain there,it has enjoyed a high level of agricultural civilization since ancient times,and is named after this,for the first character of its name means "always,often",while the second means "ripe". The name of the adjacent county-level city of Taicang means "great granary".
Nantong is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province,China. Located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River,near the river mouth. Nantong is a vital river port bordering Yancheng to the north;Taizhou to the west;Suzhou,Wuxi and Shanghai to the south across the river;and the East China Sea to the east. Its population was 7,726,635 as of the 2020 census,3,766,534 of whom lived in the built-up area made up of three urban districts.
Qidong is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nantong in southeastern Jiangsu province,China. It is located on the north side of the Yangtze River opposite Shanghai and forms a peninsula jutting out into the East China Sea. It has a population of 1.12 million.
Zhangjiagang,formerly Shazhou County,is a county-level city under the administration of Suzhou,Jiangsu province,China and one of the many ports along the Yangtze river.
Haimen is a district of Nantong,Jiangsu province,with a population of approximately 1 million. It is located at the opposite side of the Yangtze River to Shanghai and is directly north of Chongming Island except for a small portion that forms Haimen District's Haiyong Town. Haimen is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Haimen. Haimen is located in the poorer north Jiangsu region and together with Qidong City,traditionally has one of the highest rates of liver cancer in China and in the world,with upwards of 1 out of every 10 adults in the rural areas dying from liver cancer.
Dongtai is a coastal county-level city under the administration of Yancheng,Jiangsu province,China. It has a population of roughly 1,170,000 estimated for 2007. Out of the total population,about 260,000 live in the Dongtai urban core,others are distributed in the 23 suburban towns and rural regions. With some Yellow Sea coast,it borders the prefecture-level cities of Nantong to the south and Taizhou to the west,and is the southernmost county-level division of Yancheng.
Yizheng is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yangzhou,Jiangsu province,China,with a population of about 600,000 (2007). It borders the prefecture-level divisions of Chuzhou (Anhui) to the north,Nanjing to the west,and Zhenjiang to the south.
Dangtu County is one of three counties under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ma'anshan in the southeast of Anhui Province,China.
Jingjiang is a county-level city under the administration of Taizhou,Jiangsu province,China. It is located on the northern (left) bank of the Yangtze River,and is the southernmost part of Taizhou City,bordering Nantong to the northeast,Suzhou to the southeast,Wuxi to the south,Changzhou to the southwest,and Zhenjiang to the west. The area of Jingjiang is 655.6 square kilometres and the population was 684,360 at the 2010 census.
Taixing is a county-level city under the administration of Taizhou,Jiangsu province,China. It is located in the Yangtze River Delta,bordering the prefecture-level cities of Nantong to the east,Changzhou to the southwest,and Zhenjiang to the west.
Jiangning District is one of 11 districts of Nanjing,the capital of Jiangsu province,China. The District has a population of 1,025,000 and an area of 1,600 square kilometers. It includes southern and south-eastern suburbs of Nanjing.
Dantu District is one of three districts of Zhenjiang,Jiangsu province,China. A development called Dantu New City was constructed in the district and was underoccupied since around 2005 and criticized as a ghost city by international media. However,since 2013 the development has been filling up with residents with many operating shops and offices,becoming a functional suburb of urban Zhenjiang.
Jiang'an is a county of Sichuan Province,China. It is under the administration of Yibin city.
Tianchang is a sub-prefecture-level city in the east of Anhui province,and is the closest city in the province to the mouth of the Yangtze River. It is bordered by the Jiangsu county-level divisions of Luhe District (Nanjing) to the southwest,Yizheng City to the southeast,Gaoyou City to the east,Jinhu County to the northeast,and Xuyi County to the northwest,as well as Anhui's Lai'an County to the west.
Shengsi County is a county in the northeast of Zhejiang province consisting of an archipelago islands located to the east of Hangzhou Bay. It is under the administration of Zhoushan City and is the easternmost county-level division in the province. The islands of Greater and Lesser Yangshan are connected with Shanghai's Pudong New Area by the Donghai Bridge and their port forms part of the Port of Shanghai. They are,however,not counted among the islands of Shanghai.
Guanyun County is under the administration of Lianyungang,Jiangsu province,China. It borders the prefecture-level city of Suqian to the southwest and the Yellow Sea to the east. Guanyun County has an area of 1,538 km2 (594 sq mi) and a population of about 1,026,000 as of 2020.
Tongzhou District,formerly known as Tongzhou City (1993-2009) or Nantong County (1912-1993),is one of three urban districts of Nantong,Jiangsu province,China. It was a county-level city under the administration of Nantong until July 2009,when it became a district of Nantong. As of 2010,Tongzhou had a population of 1,246,400.
