Overview

Jiangsu province, abbreviated as "Su," is located in the central coastal area of China, at the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River. It borders the Yellow River to the east, Shandong to the north, Anhui to the west, and Shanghai and Zhejiang to the southeast. 

The Yangtze River runs across the province from west to east, and the Grand Canal runs through it from south to north. Jiangsu has a total land area of 107,200 sqkm, and its water area accounts for 16.9% of the total area. The landscape features hills, plains, lakes and rivers, with a mild climate, fertile soil, and abundant produce, which is known as the "land of fish and rice."

Population

At the end of 2023, the province's resident population was 85.26 million, an increase of 110,000 or 0.1% over the end of 2022.

Among the resident population, 43.22 million were men and 42.04 million women; 11.57 million people aged 0-14, 57.96 million people aged 15-64, and 15.73 million people aged 65 and above.

Administrative division

As of the end of 2023, Jiangsu was home to 13 prefecture-level cities, 95 counties (19 counties, 21 county-level cities, 55 districts), 718 towns and townships (17 townships and 701 towns), and 519 subdistricts.