Ningbo, abbreviated as "Yong", has jurisdiction over prefecture-level cities, sub-provincial cities, and separate cities in Zhejiang Province. It is an important port city on the southeast coast of China approved by the State Council and an economic center on the southern wing of the Yangtze River Delta. As of 2019, the city has 6 districts, 2 counties, and 2 county-level cities under its jurisdiction. The total land area of the city is 9816 square kilometers, of which the urban area is 3730 square kilometers; the total sea area is 8355.8 square kilometers. According to the seventh census data, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Ningbo City is 9,404,283. Ningbo is located in the east of China, the southeast coast, the middle section of the mainland coastline, the south flank of the Yangtze River Delta, and the Zhoushan Islands as a natural barrier to the east. It is a typical Jiangnan water town and seaport city. It is the southern end of China's Grand Canal and the "Maritime Silk Road". East port of departure. The annual cargo throughput of Ningbo Zhoushan Port ranks first in the world, and its container volume ranks among the top three in the world. It is a multifunctional and comprehensive modern deep-water port integrating inland river port, estuary port and sea port.
Ningbo is a famous national historical and cultural city. In the Xia Dynasty more than 2000 BC, Ningbo was named "Yin", and in the Spring and Autumn Period, it was a cross-country border. In Qin Dynasty, it belonged to the three counties of Yin, Yan, and Juzhang in Kuaiji County, and it was called Mingzhou in Tang Dynasty. In the first year of Tang Changqing (821), Mingzhou moved to Sanjiangkou and built an inner city, marking the beginning of Ningbo's construction. In the 14th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1381), it was renamed Ningbo from the meaning of "Hai Ding Ze Bo Ning".
In August 2019, the "China Customs" magazine sponsored by the General Administration of Customs of China announced the ranking of the "Top 100 Cities for Foreign Trade in China" in 2018, and Ningbo ranked 8th. In June 2020, it was selected as the first batch of nationwide by the Central Committee for the Rule of Law List of demonstration areas and projects for the construction of the rule of law government; on July 29, it was selected as the list of reconfirmed national sanitary cities (districts) in 2019. In 2020, Ningbo will achieve a regional GDP of 1,240.87 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%.
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