Ningbo 宁波 | |
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Sub-provincial ceety | |
宁波市 | |
Clockwise frae top: Ningbo's Skyline, Tianyi Square, Tianyi Chamber, Port o Ningbo, Hangzhou Bay Bridge, an Tianfeng Pagoda | |
Ningbo Ceety in Zhejiang | |
Coordinates: 29°52′N 121°33′E / 29.867°N 121.550°ECoordinates: 29°52′N 121°33′E / 29.867°N 121.550°E | |
Kintra | Fowkrepublic o Cheenae |
Province | Zhejiang |
Coonty-level diveesions | 11 |
Tounship diveesions | 148 |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Type Sub-provincial ceety |
• CPC Ningbo Committee Secretary | Wang Huizhong |
• Mayor | [[]] |
Area | |
• Sub-provincial ceety | 9521 km2 (3,676 sq mi) |
Elevation | 150 m (488 ft) |
Population (2010 census)[1] | |
• Sub-provincial ceety | 7,605,700 |
• Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
• Urban | 3,089,180 |
• Metro | 3,089,180 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart Time) |
Postal code | 315000 |
Area code(s) | 574 |
GDP | 2009[1] |
- Total | CNY 421.46 billion (USD 61.72 billion) |
- per caipita | CNY 73,998 (USD 10,836) |
- Growth | 8.6% |
Website | www.ningbo.gov.cn (in Cheenese) |
Camphor Laurel Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Sieb.) Camellia |
Ningbo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semplifeed Cheenese | 宁波 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tradeetional Cheenese | 寧波 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wu | nying平po平 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeteral meanin | tranquil waves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ningbo (Cheenese: 宁波; pinyin: Níngbō (help·info); Ningbo dialect: Nyin-poh/Nyin-pou (help·info)) is a seaport ceety in the northeast o Zhejiang province, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae. Hauldin sub-provincial admeenistrative status an separate state-plannin status, as o the 2010 census, the municipality haes a population o 7,605,700 indwallers, 3,089,180 o who reside in the urban aurie which comprises 6 destricts. It lees sooth o the Hangzhou Bay, facin the East China Sea tae the east. Ningbo borders Shaoxing tae the wast an Taizhou tae the sooth, an is separatit frae Zhoushan bi a narrae body o watter.
The first character in the ceety's name (宁 or 寧) means "serene", while its seicont character (波) translates tae "waves". Thegither, the name literally means "Serene Waves". The ceety is abbreviatit Yǒng (甬), efter the Yong Hill (甬山), a prominent coastal hill near the ceety, juist lik the Yong River (甬江) that flows throu Ningbo. The abbreviation Ning is uised mair commonly for Nanjing.
It wis ance namit "明州" (Míngzhōu). The character Ming (明) wis componed bi twa pairts, representin twa lakes inside the ceety waw, i.e., the Sun Lake (日湖) an the Moon Lake (月湖), but anerlie Moon Lake remains.
Relatit page: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Cheenae |
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