Taizhou, Zhejiang

Taizhou, Zhejiang

strikeout.nu Taizhou (pronunciation in PRC Standard Mandarin: [tʰái.ʈʂóu] ( listen)), previously known as Taichow, is a city on the eastern coast of China's Zhejiang province, facing the East China Sea. It is located 300 km (190 mi) south of Shanghai and 230 km (140 mi) southeast of Hangzhou, the provincial capital. It is bordered by Ningbo to the north, Wenzhou to the south, and Shaoxing, Jinhua, and Lishui to west. In addition to the municipality itself, the prefecture-level city of Taizhou includes 3 districts, 2 county-level cities, and 4 counties. At the 2010 census, its population was 5,968,838 inhabitants whom 3,269,304 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of 3 urban Districts and Wenling City now being largely conurbated.

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