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Taicang
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Also known as Taicang City

Taicang is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. The city located in the south of the Yangtze River estuary opposite Nantong, being bordered by Shanghai proper to the south, while the river also delineates much of its northeastern boundary along Chongming Island.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Taicang
Settlement.native_name
太仓市
Settlement.native_name_lang
zh-Hans
Settlement.settlement_type
County-level city
Settlement.postal_code_type
Postal code
Settlement.postal_code
215400—215434
Settlement.area_code
0512
Settlement.image_skyline
202308 Skyline of Taicang City Center, Jiangsu.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Skyline of Taicang
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the county
Settlement.pushpin_map
China Jiangsu
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Jiangsu
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Jiangsu
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Suzhou

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
太仓县
Country
China
Population
831113
Area
809.93
Time zone
UTC+08:00
Official website
www.taicang.gov.cn
Image
卖秧桥眺望盐铁塘两岸建筑 太仓.jpg
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postal code
215400
Commons category
Taicang
twinned administrative body
Iwakuni
topic's main category
Category:Taicang
category of associated people
Category:People from Taicang
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Administration
  • History
  • Toponym
  • Overview
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Economy
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • External links
  • References

Taicang is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. The city located in the south of the Yangtze River estuary opposite Nantong, being bordered by Shanghai proper to the south, while the river also delineates much of its northeastern boundary along Chongming Island.

==Administration== Taicang administers 7 towns: Chengxiang () Shaxi () Ludu () Liuhe () Fuqiao () Huangjing () Shuangfeng ()

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Taicang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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