Jiangyin

Jiangyin
江阴市
Kiangyin
Jiangyin Museum
Xingguo Temple Pagoda
Former Residence of Xu Xiake
Jiangyin
Location within Jiangsu
Coordinates: 31°50′20″N 120°17′42″E / 31.839°N 120.295°E / 31.839; 120.295
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangsu
Prefecture-level cityWuxi
Government
 • Party SecretaryChen Jinhu (陈金虎)
 • MayorCai Yeming (蔡叶明)
Area
987.53 km2 (381.29 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,415.5 km2 (932.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 census)
1,595,138
 • Density1,615.3/km2 (4,183.6/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,595,138
 • Metro
3,526,260
 • Metro density1,459.8/km2 (3,781.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code
214400
Area code0510
License plates prefix苏B
Websitewww.jiangyin.gov.cn

Jiangyin (simplified Chinese: 江阴; traditional Chinese: 江陰; pinyin: Jiāngyīn; Wade–Giles: Chiangyin, Jiangyin dialect: [kɐ̞ŋ.jɪŋ]) is a county-level city on the southern bank of the Yangtze River. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Wuxi, Jiangsu province. Jiangyin is an important transport hub on the Yangtze River and one of the most developed counties in China. It had 1,595,138 inhabitants in the 2010 census. The city is part of the Jiangyin-Zhangjiagang-Jingjiang metropolitan area, which has 3,526,260 inhabitants.