Lianyungang city lies between 34o12£§and 35o07£§north latitude, and between 118 o24£§and 119 o48£§east longitude, and is located in the middle of China¡¯s east coast, with a width of 129 km from east to west, and a length of 132 km from south to north, covering a total land area of 7499.9 sq km and a total water area of 1759.4 sq km. With its center part facing the Lian Island, backed by the Yuntai Mount, and embracing the port, the city gets its name from the mixture of above three names in Chinese.
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The city governs four counties including Donghai, Ganyu, Guanyun, Guannan, three districts including Xinpu, Haizhou, Lianyun, and a state-level economic and technological zone, with a ?total population of 4.72 million.
Being listed among the first batch of China¡¯s coastal open cities, the top ten seaport cities, the key national highway hub cities, China¡¯s Excellent Tourist Cities, and the top three commercial, trade and logistics centers in Jiangsu province, Lianyungang city boasts unique location advantages, huge development potential, and is striding forward towards its ambitious goal of international coastal city, modernized industrial port city, and well-known tourist city featuring a mixture of blue sea and green mountains. |
