Place:Lianyungang, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China

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NameLianyungang
Alt namesHsinhailiensource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-73
Hsinp'usource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-73
Sinhaisource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-162
Xinpusource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-97
TypeCity
Coordinates34.6°N 119.167°E
Located inJiangsu, People's Republic of China
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Lianyungang is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu province, China. It borders Yancheng to its southeast, Huai'an and Suqian to its south, Xuzhou to its southwest, and the province of Shandong to its north. Its name derives from Lian Island, the largest island in Jiangsu which lies off its coastline, and Yuntai Mountain, the highest peak in Jiangsu, a few miles from the city center, and the fact that it is a port. The name can be literally translated as the Port Connecting the Clouds.

Lianyungang was home to 4,599,360 inhabitants as of the 2020 census whom 1,210,767 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Haizhou and Lianyun counties. Lianyungang was known in the West as Haichow (Postal romanization), which means the City of Sea. Haichow was opened to foreign trade by the Qing imperial government in 1905.

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