Cixi, Zhejiang

Cixi
慈溪市
Tzeki
Hangzhou Bay Bridge
Cixi City in Ningbo City
Ningbo City in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 30°10′N 121°14′E / 30.167°N 121.233°E / 30.167; 121.233
Country People's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Sub-provincial cityNingbo
Area
1,360.63 km2 (525.34 sq mi)
 • Urban
1,360.63 km2 (525.34 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,861.43 km2 (1,104.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
1,462,383
 • Density1,074.78/km2 (2,783.68/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,829,488
 • Urban density1,344.59/km2 (3,482.47/sq mi)
 • Metro
3,083,520
 • Metro density1,077.62/km2 (2,791.01/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
315300
Area code330282
Websitecixi.gov.cn
Cixi
Traditional Chinese慈谿
Simplified Chinese慈溪
PostalTzeki
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCíxī
Wade–GilesTz'u²-hsi¹
IPAt͡sʰz̩³⁵ɕi⁵⁵
Wu
Romanizationzyshie

Cixi, formerly romanized as Tzeki, is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of the sub-provincial city of Ningbo, in northeastern Zhejiang province, China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,829,488. Its urban agglomeration built-up (or metro) area, largely contiguous with Cixi plus the county-level city of Yuyao, had 3,083,520 inhabitants.