Yangtze Delta
Yangtze Delta
长江三角洲 | |
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Satellite view of Yangtze Delta and East China Sea | |
Yangtze River Delta Economic Region (in cyan) | |
| Coordinates: 32°10′33″N 119°25′51″E / 32.1759°N 119.4307°E | |
| Provincial | |
| Major cities | Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Ningbo, Wuxi, Nantong, Shaoxing, Changzhou, Jinhua, Jiaxing, Taizhou, Yangzhou, Yancheng, Taizhou, Zhenjiang, Huzhou, Huai'an, Zhoushan, Quzhou, Jiujiang, Hefei |
| Government | |
| • Shanghai | Gong Zheng |
| • Jiangsu | Xu Kunlin |
| • Zhejiang | Wang Hao |
| • Anhui | Wang Qingxian |
| Area | |
• Total | 110,755 km2 (42,763 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 123,295,839 |
| • Density | 1,113.23/km2 (2,883.25/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | CN¥22.708 trillion (US$3.169 trillion) (2024) |
| • Per capita | CN¥184,176 (US$25,700) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Yangtze Delta | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 长江三角洲 |
| Traditional Chinese | 長江三角洲 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | ⓘ |
| Romanization | Zankaon Saekohtseu |
The Yangtze Delta or Yangtze River Delta (YRD; Chinese: 长江三角洲; pinyin: Chángjiāng Sānjiǎozhōu or Chinese: 长三角; pinyin: Chángsānjiǎo for short), once known as the Shanghai Economic Zone, is a megalopolis generally comprising most parts of Shanghai, southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang, and southern Anhui. The area lies in the heart of the Jiangnan region (literally meaning "south of the Yangtze"), where the Yangtze drains into the East China Sea. Historically, the fertile delta fed much of China's population, allowing cities and commerce to flourish. Today, it is one of China's most important metropolitan areas and is home to China's financial center, as well being as a tourist destination and a hub for manufacturing ranging from textile to automaking. In 2024, the Yangtze Delta had a GDP of approximately US$3.2 trillion (about the same size as France) making it the most developed urban region in China.
The urban buildup in the area has given rise to what may be the largest concentration of adjacent metropolitan areas in the world. It covers 111,000 km2 (43,000 sq mi) and is home to over 123 million people or about 9% of China's population and 17% of the country's GDP.