Yi is the earliest place name of Zhenjiang, is the name of the territory of King Zhou Kang to Yihou 3000 years ago, called Zhu Fang in the Spring and Autumn Period, and later used the names of Guyang, Dantu, Jingkou, Runzhou and so on. In the third year of Zhenghe of the Northern Song Dynasty (1113), Zhenjiang Mansion was built, which was originally called Zhenjiang, and went through the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties
By the end of 2018, Zhenjiang had a permanent population of 3,196,400, an increase of 10,100 over the previous year, of which 2,277,200 were urban, with an urbanization rate of 71.2%. The birth rate of the resident population was 8.05, the death rate was 7.02, and the natural growth rate was 1.03. 65 years of age and older in the resident population
The geomorphological trend of Zhenjiang City is high in the west and low in the east, high in the south and low in the north, most of the area belongs to the low hills of Maoshan in Ningzhen, the Yangtze River New Delta Plain along the Jiangzhou Beach, and the southeast of Danyang belongs to the Taihu Lake Plain. The territory of Ningzhen Mountain Range is generally east-west, and there are 114 mountains.
Zhenjiang Prefecture was renamed Changzhou Prefecture, and the special office was moved from Zhenjiang City to Changzhou City. The two cities of Changzhou and Zhenjiang, which were originally directly under the jurisdiction of the province, were transferred to the leadership of the Changzhou Special Administration. Jiangning County was assigned to the leadership of Nanjing City. Dantu County was abolished and merged into Zhenjiang City. Wujin County, which originally belonged to the Suzhou Prefecture, was included
In 2018, Zhenjiang's GDP reached 405 billion yuan, an increase of 3.1% at comparable prices, of which the added value of the primary industry was 13.840 billion yuan, a decrease of 4.2%; the added value of the secondary industry was 197.660 billion yuan, up by 3.0 percent; the added value of the tertiary industry was 193.500 billion yuan, up by 3.7 percent.
In March 1983, when Zhenjiang City was changed to be directly under the jurisdiction of the province, the urban area was divided into two municipal districts: urban area and suburban area. Zhenjiang City has jurisdiction over 4 counties and 2 districts. In September 1986, Jinshan District and Beigu District were set up as county-level units in Zhenjiang City. The district was abolished and changed to the town of Jianbi, which was directly led by the city. Revoke the original
There are more than 10 kinds of metal minerals found in Zhenjiang City, including iron, copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, tungsten, gold, silver, rhenium and cadmium, and 47 deposits (points). Non-metallic minerals include dolomite, limestone, marble, bentonite, perlite, zeolite, refractory clay, silica, and molding sand
Zhenjiang City has a northern subtropical monsoon climate. In 2018, the city's annual average temperature was 17.1°C, which was an abnormally high year, the annual average precipitation was 1222.3 mm (according to meteorological observation points, the same below), and the annual cumulative sunshine hours were 1912.7 hours. Full year (January 2018, 2018
In 2018, Zhenjiang City built 5 small sports parks, 15 township (street) multi-purpose sports fields, 70 fitness paths, 6 cage football fields, and completed the installation of 80 outdoor table tennis tables and 15 basketball stands. Influential national fitness activities are organized throughout the year
As of May 2019, there are 296 cultural relics protection units at all levels in Zhenjiang City, including 13 at the national level: Jiaoshan Stele Forest, Danyang and Jurong Southern Dynasty Mausoleum Stone Carvings, Zhenjiang British Consulate Site, Zhaoguan Stone Tower, Grand Canal (including the Zhenjiang section of the Grand Canal, Huju Bridge, and Jianghe Crossing).