Jurong () is a
county-level city
A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...
under the administration of
Zhenjiang
Zhenjiang, alternately romanized as Chinkiang, is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, China. It lies on the southern bank of the Yangtze River near its intersection with the Grand Canal. It is opposite Yangzhou (to its north) and ...
,
Jiangsu
Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its ca ...
province, China.
In 129 BC, the then Prince of Changsha Liu Fa's son, Dang became the Marquis of Jurong. As he died soon, the lands enfeoffed to him became Jurong county in the next year. Jurong was under the jurisdiction of Nanjing historically, but it was annexed to the Prefecture of Zhenjiang in 1950, then Zhenjiang in 1983. The county was converted into a county-level city in 1995.
Administrative divisions
In the present, Jurong City has 5 towns and 1 other.
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;1 other
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Jurong Economic Development Zone
Jurong () is a major geographical region located at the south-westernmost point of the West Region of Singapore. Although mostly vaguely defined, the region's extent roughly covers the planning areas of Jurong East, Jurong West, Boon Lay, ...
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Climate
Transport
Nanjing Metro
Several stations of
Line S6 of Nanjing Metro, also known as "Nanjing–Jurong Intercity Metro" is located in Jurong.
The metro line opened in December 2021.
China Railway
on the
Nanjing–Hangzhou high-speed railway
The Nanjing–Hangzhou passenger railway ()
is a high-speed rail (maximum speed 350 km/h), passenger-dedicated line in eastern China between Nanjing (shorthand name ) and Hangzhou, the capitals of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, respectivel ...
is situated in the southwest outskirts of the city.
Jurong railway station on the
South Jiangsu Riverside high-speed railway
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...
is under construction and will open in 2023.
See also
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Jurong air force base
References
External links
Jurong City English Guide(Jiangsu.NET)
Cities in Jiangsu
County-level divisions of Jiangsu
Zhenjiang
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