Jiaxing is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province, one of the important cities in the Yangtze River Delta, an important city in Shanghai metropolitan area and a sub-central city in Hangzhou metropolitan area. Located in the northeast of Zhejiang Province, in the hinterland of Hangjiahu Plain, between east longitude12018 ′ ~1216 ′ and north latitude 30 ′. It borders Shanghai in the east, Suzhou in the north, Hangzhou in the west, and faces Ningbo and Shaoxing across the river.

Jiaxing is the birthplace of Majiabang culture and Jiangnan culture in the Neolithic Age. It has been a prosperous place since ancient times. It is called "Land of Abundance" and "House of Silk", and it is a national historical and cultural city. By the end of 2022, Jiaxing had a permanent population of 55,565,438+10,000. As of June, 2023, Jiaxing has jurisdiction over 2 municipal districts, 3 county-level cities and 2 counties, and the square road 1 where the Municipal People's Government is located.

geographical environment

Jiaxing city is low-lying, with an average elevation of 3.7 meters (Wusong elevation), of which Xiuzhou District and northern Jiashan are the lowest, and its ground elevation is generally between 3.2 and 3.6 meters, and some lowlands are 2.8 to 3.0 meters. There are more than 200 hills in the city, scattered on the north bank of Hangzhou Bay in Qiantang River, with the elevation mostly below 200 meters. The highest point of the city is Gaoyang Mountain, which is located at the junction of Haiyan and Haining. This city is a shallow depression near Taihu Lake.

Jiaxing City is located in the southern edge of the northern subtropical zone, belonging to the East Asian monsoon region, with alternating winter and summer monsoon, four distinct seasons, moderate temperature, abundant rain and sunshine, with the characteristics of wet in spring, hot in summer, dry in autumn and cold in winter. Because of its mid-latitude, the hot and humid weather in summer is much shorter than the dry and cold weather in winter.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Jiaxing City.