Taicang
Taicang
太仓市 | |
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Skyline of Taicang | |
Taicang Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 31°33′50″N 121°10′26″E / 31.564°N 121.174°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Suzhou |
| Municipal seat | Chengxiang |
| Area | |
| 794 km2 (307 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 620 km2 (240 sq mi) |
| • Water | 174 km2 (67 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 831,113 | |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 586,830 |
| • Rural | 244,283 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 215400—215434 |
| Area code | 0512 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 太仓市 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 太倉市 | ||||||||||
| Postal | Taitsang | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Lake Tai granary city | ||||||||||
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Taicang is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. The city located in the south of the Yangtze River estuary opposite Nantong, being bordered by Shanghai proper to the south, while the river also delineates much of its northeastern boundary along Chongming Island.