Jintan
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Jintan 金坛区 |
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 Jintan
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| Coordinates: 31°43′19″N 119°31′44″E / 31.722°N 119.529°ECoordinates: 31°43′19″N 119°31′44″E / 31.722°N 119.529°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Changzhou |
| Subdivisions | 3 subdistricts, 6 towns |
| Area | |
| • Total | 976.7 km2 (377.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 552,047 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 213200 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 金坛 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 金壇 | ||||||||||
| Postal | Jintan | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jīntán |
| Wade–Giles | Chin-t'an |
| IPA | [tɕíntʰǎn] |
Jintan District is a district under the administration of Changzhou in the Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. The place has been dubbed as the "Golden Altar" (Chinese: 金坛) in Chinese since 688 AD. It has a long history of human civilisation, tracing back to the Western Zhou Dynasty. The city has been honored as the provincial garden city since 2006.
Jintan District is located in Jiangsu province in southern China. Jintan is surrounded by Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nanjing. The name Jintan derives from the name of Jinshan county. On November 10, 1993, Jintan was reclassified from a county and officially became a city. In 1987, the County comprised 22 towns, with the county government located in Jincheng town. The county was part of Changzhou, Jiangsu province. Jintan has a total area of 976.7 square kilometers (301.65 sq mi). The total land area is 781.27 square kilometers (301.65 sq mi), and water covers an area of 194.22 square kilometers (74.99 sq mi). Because of these proportions, Jintan is commonly known as the "two mountain two water six points field." As of 2010[update], it has a permanent resident population of 552,047. Jintan is a 2-3 hour bus ride from Shanghai.
Wu Chinese is the local dialect of Jintan. Some versions include local dialect and northern Jiangsu dialect. Fusion of languages has been created due to geographical location of Jintan. The language habits of the migrants have influenced the local language.
Western Jintan includes the mountainous region Maoshan, which covers an area of about 223 square kilometres (86 sq mi). The highest peak of Maoshan is 372.5 metres (1,222 ft) above sea level. Flatlands lie in the east of Jintan, part of the Taihu Plain, with an area of about 752 square kilometres (290 sq mi).
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