Suqian

Suqian 宿迁市
Prefecture-level city
Location of Suqian City (yellow) in Jiangsu
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Government
• Mayor	Wang Tianqi (王天琦)
Area
• Prefecture-level city	8,555 km2 (3,303 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Prefecture-level city	4,730,000
• Metro	735,000
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	223800 (Urban center) 223600, 223700, 223900 (Other areas)
Area code	527
GDP	¥193.6 billion (2011)
GDP per capita	¥40,930 (2011)
Major Nationalities	Han
County-level divisions	5
Township-level divisions	115
License Plate Prefix	苏N
Website	http://www.suqian.gov.cn/

Suqian (simplified Chinese: 宿迁; traditional Chinese: 宿遷; pinyin: Sùqiān) is a prefecture-level city in northern Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. It borders Xuzhou to the northwest, Lianyungang to the northeast, Huai'an to the south, and the province of Anhui to the west.

Administration

See also: List of administrative divisions of Jiangsu

The prefecture-level city of Suqian administers 5 county-level divisions, including 3 counties and 2 districts.

These are further divided into 115 township-level divisions, including 111 towns and township, and 4 subdistricts.

Map	Subdivision	Hanzi	Pinyin	Population (2010)	Area (km2)	Density
Sucheng Suyu Shuyang County Siyang County Sihong County
	Counties
	Shuyang County	沭阳县	Shùyáng Xiàn	1,538,054	2,298	669.30
	Siyang County	泗阳县	Sìyáng Xiàn	830,502	1,418	585.68
	Sihong County	泗洪县	Sìhóng Xiàn	909,311	2,731	332.95
	City Proper
	Sucheng District	宿城区	Sùchéng Qū	796,627	854	932.81
	Suburban
	Suyu District	宿豫区	Sùyù Qū	641,059	1,254	511.21
	Counties
	Total			4,715,553	8,555	551.20

Notable people

• Xiang Yu (232 BC–202 BC), prominent marshal and the King of Kings during the late Qin Dynasty, the contestant for the throne against Liu Bang.
• Consort Yu (?-202 BC), the wife of Xiang Yu who died for her beloved husband when Xiangyu was lost in the last battle and surrounded by the enemy.
• Lu Su (172–217), Chief of Staff in the army of the Kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms era.

External links

• Government Website of Suqian (in Simplified Chinese)
• Suqian comprehensive guide with open directory (Jiangsu.NET)
• Suqian College (in English) sponsored by:
• Jiangsu University (in English)
• Soochow University (in English)
• Yangzhou University (in English)
• Nanjing Tech University (in English)
• Nanjing University of Finance and Economics (in English)
• Nanjing Institute of Technology (in English)
• Nanjing Normal University (in English)
• Jiangsu Normal University (in Simplified Chinese)