Jiangsu Map Atlas

Author: China Map Publishing House
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Publication Date: 2002-04-01
Features: Jiangsu Province, abbreviated as Su, is located in eastern China, spanning the North China Plain and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River Plain. It controls the lower reaches of the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers, borders the Bohai Sea to the east, Anhui to the west, Shandong to the north, and Shanghai and Zhejiang to the south. It covers an area of over 100,000 square kilometers. In terms of administrative divisions, the capital is Nanjing. There are 13 prefecture-level cities, 44 district-level cities, 31 county-level cities, 33 counties, and 1,016 towns. Population and Ethnicity In 1998, the total population was 69.83 million. The majority are Han Chinese, with ethnic minorities accounting for 0.18% of the total population, primarily Hui and Manchu, with small numbers of Mongolian and Zhuang people. It has the highest population density in the country and is one of the most densely populated regions in the world, especially in the Yangtze River Delta. This book showcases the geographical features of Nanjing, Wuxi, Suzhou, and other cities in Jiangsu Province to readers through color maps, with supplementary text on the population, area, climate, and famous local specialties of these regions. This atlas includes four maps of Jiangsu Province's administrative divisions, transportation (railways, highways, waterways), and tourism, along with more than 80 detailed maps of urban and county areas, accompanied by descriptive text and brief introductions.