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Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

GDP
  
¥193.6 billion (2011)

Area
  
8,555 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 1:41 PM

Area code(s)
  
527

GDP per capita
  
¥40,930 (2011)

Population
  
4.73 million (2011)

Province
  
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Country
  
People's Republic of China

Postal code
  
223800(Urban center)223600, 223700, 223900(Other areas)

Weather
  
18°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 27% Humidity

Suqian (simplified Chinese: 宿迁; traditional Chinese: 宿遷; pinyin: Sùqiān) is a prefecture-level city in northern Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. It borders Xuzhou to the northwest, Lianyungang to the northeast, Huai'an to the south, and the province of Anhui to the west.

Contents

Map of Suqian, Jiangsu, China

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Suqian administers 5 county-level divisions, including 3 counties and 2 districts.

These are further divided into 115 township-level divisions, including 111 towns and township, and 4 subdistricts.

Notable people

  • Xiang Yu (232 BC–202 BC), prominent marshal and the King of Kings during the late Qin Dynasty, the contestant for the throne against Liu Bang.
  • Consort Yu (?-202 BC), the wife of Xiang Yu who died for her beloved husband when Xiangyu was lost in the last battle and surrounded by the enemy.
  • Lu Su (172–217), Chief of Staff in the army of the Kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms era.
  • References

    Suqian Wikipedia


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