# Suzhou

| Suzhou 苏州 |
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| Prefectur-level ceety |
| 苏州市 |
| Location in Jiangsu |
| SuzhouLocation in Cheenae |
| Coordinates: ﻿ / ﻿ |
| Kintra | Fowkrepublic o Cheenae |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Coonty-level diveesions | 11 |
| Established | 514 BC |
| Govrenment |
|  • Teep | Prefectur-level ceety |
|  • CPC Suzhou Secretary | Zhou Naixiang |
|  • Mayor | [[]] |
| Area |
|  • Prefectur-level ceety | 8488.42 km2 (3,277.40 sq mi) |
|  • Urban | 1649.72 km2 (636.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) |
|  • Prefectur-level ceety | 10,465,994 |
|  • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
|  • Urban | 4,074,000 |
|  • Urban density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Beijing Time) |
| Postal code | 215000 |
| Area code(s) | 512 |
| GDP | 2009 |
|  - Total | CNY 774.020 billion (USD 113.39 billion) |
|  - Per capita | CNY 117,200 (USD 17,169) |
|  - Growth |  11.0% |
| Ceety flouer | Osmanthus |
| Ceety tree | camphor laurel |
| Regional dialect | Wu: Suzhou hua (苏州话) |
| License plate prefix | 苏E |
| Website |  |

**Suzhou** (Cheenese: 苏州; pinyin: *Sūzhōu*; Suzhou dialect: [səu tsøʏ]), previously transliteratit as **Su-chou**, **Suchow**, an **Soochow**, is a major ceety locatit in the sootheast o Jiangsu Province in Eastren Cheenae, locatit adjacent tae Shanghai Municipality. The ceety is situatit on the lawer reaches o the Yangtze River an on the shores o Taihu Lake an is a pairt o the Yangtze River Delta region. Admeenistratively, Suzhou is a prefectur-level ceety wi an urban population o ower 4 million expandin tae ower 10 million in the admeenistrative aurie.

## Internaitional relations

### Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Due tae the historical influence an contemporary position o Suzhou as no anerlie an industrial but cultural hub, Suzhou (includin 7 destricts an 5 coonty-level ceeties unner Suzhou's jurisdiction) haes mair nor 50 sister ceeties, twin touns an provinces. This is a position that is unprecedentit bi ony ither Cheenese ceety includin Beijing an Shanghai which hae 46 an 35 respectively.

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