City Details: Nanjing

A few alternate names for Nanjing are: Lâm-kiaⁿ-chhī, NKG, Nam Kinh, Nam-kin-su, Namkin, Nan'czin, Nan'zhin, Nan-ching, Nan-ching-shih, Nanchino

Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of 6,600 km2 (2,500 sq mi), and as of 2021 a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yangtze River Delta, Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949, and has thus long been a major center of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism, being the home to one of the world's largest inland ports. The city is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in the People's Republic of China's administrative structure, enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly less than that of a province. It has also been awarded the title of 2008 Habitat Scroll of Honor of China, Special UN Habitat Scroll of Honor Award and National Civi…

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General Information

  • Official Name: People's Republic of China
  • Common Name: China
  • Population: 9314685
  • Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
  • Coordinates: 32.06167, 118.77778
  • Country Code: CHN
  • Continent: Asia

Closest Airports to Nanjing

  • 1. Nanjing Lukou Airport (NKG), distance from city center: 36.42 km
  • 2. Wuhu Air Base (WHU), distance from city center: 82.37 km
  • 3. Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX), distance from city center: 95.73 km

Location of Nanjing

China Country Details

  • Country: China
  • Official Name: People's Republic of China
  • Capital: Beijing
  • Region: Asia
  • Subregion: Eastern Asia
  • Population: 1,402,112,000
  • Area: 9,706,961 km²
  • Languages: Chinese
  • Currency: Chinese yuan (¥)
  • Timezones: UTC+08:00
  • Flag: Flag of {countryDetailsInfoJson[0].name.common}

Has borders with:

  • Afghanistan
  • Bhutan
  • Myanmar
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Kazakhstan
  • Nepal
  • Korea (North)
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Macao
  • Mongolia
  • Pakistan
  • Russian Federation
  • Tajikistan
  • Viet Nam

Holidays in Nanjing, People's Republic of China

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Museums in Nanjing, People's Republic of China

Museum

侵华日军南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆

488, 莫愁湖街道, Jianye District, Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0377° N, 118.7369° E

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六朝博物馆

302号 长江路, Meiyuanxincun, 210002 Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0448° N, 118.7943° E

Hours: Tu-Su 9:00-17:30

Museum

南京博物院

East Zhongshan Road, Meiyuanxincun, 210018 Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0423° N, 118.8199° E

Hours: Tu-Su 09:00-17:00

Museum

江南贡院

贡院街, Fuzimiao Subdistrict, 210006 Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0231° N, 118.7855° E

Hours: Mo-Su 08:30-22:00

Museum

赛珍珠故居

平仓巷, Hunanlu, 210093 Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0572° N, 118.7731° E

Museum

拉贝故居

小粉桥, Hunanlu, 210093 Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0527° N, 118.7781° E

Hours: 08:30-16:30

Museum

江苏美术馆

333 长江路, 新街口街道, 210005 Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0459° N, 118.7885° E

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总统府

长江路, Meiyuanxincun, 210002 Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0451° N, 118.7924° E

Museum

侵华日军南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆

江汊路, 莫愁湖街道, 210036 Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0382° N, 118.7359° E

Museum

"万人坑"遗址

遗址广场, 莫愁湖街道, 210017 Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0375° N, 118.7375° E

Museum

校史博物馆

金大路, Hunanlu, 210093 Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0567° N, 118.7761° E

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江宁织造博物馆

碑亭巷, 新街口街道, 210002 Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0446° N, 118.7890° E

Museum

吴健雄纪念馆

南高路, 新街口街道, 210008 Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0575° N, 118.7881° E

Museum

南京古生物博物馆

39 北京东路, 玄武门街道, 210008 Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0617° N, 118.7901° E

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南大殿

East Zhongshan Road, Meiyuanxincun, 210018 Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0420° N, 118.8126° E

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遗骨陈列厅

遗址广场, 莫愁湖街道, 210017 Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0371° N, 118.7375° E

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冥思厅

和平广场, 莫愁湖街道, 210017 Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0374° N, 118.7366° E

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侵华日军南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆史料陈列厅

雕塑广场, 莫愁湖街道, 210017 Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0374° N, 118.7401° E

Museum

南京云锦博物馆

茶亭东街, 莫愁湖街道, 210017 Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0382° N, 118.7396° E

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南京地质博物馆

珠江路, Meiyuanxincun, 210018 Jiangsu, China

Coordinates: 32.0467° N, 118.8021° E