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…
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
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:
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
侵华日军南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆
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
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
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
赛珍珠故居
平仓巷, Hunanlu, 210093 Jiangsu, China
Coordinates: 32.0572° N, 118.7731° E
拉贝故居
小粉桥, Hunanlu, 210093 Jiangsu, China
Coordinates: 32.0527° N, 118.7781° E
Hours: 08:30-16:30
江苏美术馆
333 长江路, 新街口街道, 210005 Jiangsu, China
Coordinates: 32.0459° N, 118.7885° E
总统府
长江路, Meiyuanxincun, 210002 Jiangsu, China
Coordinates: 32.0451° N, 118.7924° E
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
"万人坑"遗址
遗址广场, 莫愁湖街道, 210017 Jiangsu, China
Coordinates: 32.0375° N, 118.7375° E
校史博物馆
金大路, Hunanlu, 210093 Jiangsu, China
Coordinates: 32.0567° N, 118.7761° E
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
吴健雄纪念馆
南高路, 新街口街道, 210008 Jiangsu, China
Coordinates: 32.0575° N, 118.7881° E
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
南大殿
East Zhongshan Road, Meiyuanxincun, 210018 Jiangsu, China
Coordinates: 32.0420° N, 118.8126° E
遗骨陈列厅
遗址广场, 莫愁湖街道, 210017 Jiangsu, China
Coordinates: 32.0371° N, 118.7375° E
冥思厅
和平广场, 莫愁湖街道, 210017 Jiangsu, China
Coordinates: 32.0374° N, 118.7366° E
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
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
南京地质博物馆
珠江路, Meiyuanxincun, 210018 Jiangsu, China
Coordinates: 32.0467° N, 118.8021° E