Overview of Yangzhou

Location: 

Yangzhou stands at the junction of the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal in central  Jiangsu Province, serving as an important nodal city in the economic belt in the Yangtze River region as well as a port city of commerce, trade and tourism.

Administrative Divisions:

 Yangzhou administers one county (Baoying), two county-level cities (Gaoyou, Yizheng), three districts (Jiangdu, Hanjiang, Guangling)and three functional zones  (Economic and Technological Development Zone, Biodiverse Sci-Tech City, Shugang-Slender West Lake Scenic Area). It covers an area of 6591 km²with a registered population of 4.4504 million. The urban area covers 2305 km with a registered population of 2.3002 million.

Economic aggregate: 

In 2023, the city's regional GDP reached 742.326 billion yuan, with a comparable price increase of 6.0%. The general public budget revenue was 34.757 billion yuan. The per capita disposable income of urban permanent residents and rural permanent residents and rural permanent reached 56,781 yuan and 31,488 yuan, an increase of 5.8% and 7.4%, respectively. The total retail sales of consumer goods reached 166.064 billion yuan.