Ningbo
| Ningbo 宁波 |
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| — Sub-provincial ceety — | |
| 宁波市 | |
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  Ningbo
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| Coordinates: 29°52′N 121°33′E / 29.867°N 121.55°E | |
| Kintra | Fowkrepublic o Cheenae |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Coonty-level diveesions | 11 |
| Tounship diveesions | 148 |
| Govrenment | |
| - CPC Ningbo Committee Secretary | Wang Huizhong (王辉忠) |
| - Mayor | Liu Qi (刘奇) |
| Aurie | |
| - Sub-provincial ceety | 9,521 km2 (3,676.1 sq mi) |
| Hicht | 150 m (488 ft) |
| Indwallers (2010 census)[1] | |
| - Sub-provincial ceety | 7,605,700 |
| - Densitie | 798.8/km2 (2,069/sq mi) |
| - Urban | 3,089,180 |
| - Metro | 3,089,180 |
| Time zone | Cheenae Staundart Time (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 315000 |
| Aurie code(s) | 574 |
| GDP | 2009[1] |
| - Total | CNY 421.46 billion (USD 61.72 billion) |
| - per caipita | CNY 73,998 (USD 10,836) |
| - Growth |  8.6% |
| Wabsteid | www.ningbo.gov.cn (Cheenese) |
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Camphor Laurel Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Sieb.) Camellia |
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| Simplifee'd Cheenese | 宁波 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Cheenese | 寧波 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wu | nying平po平 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meanin | tranquil waves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ningbo (; Ningbo dialect: 
Nyin-poh/Nyin-pou?) is a seaport ceety in the northeast o Zhejiang province, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae. Hauldin sub-provincial admeenistrative status an separate state-plannin status, as o the 2010 census, the municipality haes a population o 7,605,700 inhabitants, 3,089,180 o who reside in the urban aurie which comprises 6 destricts. It lees sooth o the Hangzhou Bay, facin the East China Sea tae the east. Ningbo borders Shaoxing tae the wast an Taizhou tae the sooth, an is separatit frae Zhoushan bi a narrae body o watter.
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Etymology [edit]
The first character in the ceety's name (宁 or 寧) means "serene", while its seicont character (波) translates tae "waves". Thegither, the name literally means "Serene Waves". The ceety is abbreviatit Yǒng (甬), efter the Yong Hill (甬山), a prominent coastal hill near the ceety, just like the Yong River (甬江) that flows through Ningbo. The abbreviation Ning is uised mair commonly for Nanjing.
It wis ance namit "明州" (Míngzhōu). The character Ming (明) wis composed bi twa pairts, representin twa lakes inside the ceety waw, i.e., the Sun Lake (日湖) an the Moon Lake (月湖), but anerlie Moon Lake remains.
Internaitional relations [edit]
Twin touns an sister ceeties [edit]
Ningbo is twinned wi:
Sister ceeties [edit]
Nagaokakyo, Japan (syne Aprile 1983)
Aachen, Germany (October 1986)
Wilmington, Delaware, Unitit States (Mey 1988)
Rouen, France (March 1990)
Waitakere, New Zealand (November 1998)
Santos, São Paulo, Brazil (Januar 2002)- São Paulo, Brazil[2][3]
Veszprem, Hungary (Julie 2003)
Nelson Mandela Municipality, Sooth Africae (September 2003)
Varna, Bulgarie (Juin 2004)
Stavanger, Norawa (September 2004)
Nottingham, Ingland, Unitit Kinrick (September 2005)[4]
Bydgoszcz, Poland (November 2005)
Ceeties o friendly exchyynges (Cheenese: 友好交流关系城市) [edit]
- Masuda, Japan (since October 1990)
- Ueda, Nagano, Japan (Februar 1995)
Barcelona, Spain (October 1995)
Suncheon, Jeollanam-do (Juin 1997)
Surrey, Breetish Columbie, Canadae (Mey 1999)- Houston, Unitit States (September 2000)
Wiener Neustadt, Austrick (September 2000)- Daegu, Sooth Korea (September 2000)
Aguascalientes, Mexico (November 2006)- Milwaukee, Unitit States (2006)[5]
- Manzanillo, Mexico (Juin 2010)
Rijeka, Croatie (June 2011)
References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2009年宁波市经济社会发展情况 (Simplified Chinese). Ningbo Municipal Statistic Bureau (2010-01-26). Retrieved on 15 Mey 2010. .
- ↑ Prefeitura.Sp - Descentralized Cooperation[deid airtin]
- ↑ International Relations - São Paulo City Hall - Official Sister Cities. Prefeitura.sp.gov.br. Retrieved on 29 Mairch 2011. .
- ↑ Ningbo in China: The city partnership between Nottingham and Ningbo in China is rapidly developing. Nottingham City Council. Retrieved on 26 November 2010. .
- ↑ New statues are today's mane event. JS Online (2008-07-21). Retrieved on 29 Mairch 2011. .
Freemit airtins [edit]
- Ningbo Govrenment wabsteid
Travel guide tae Ningbo frae Wikivoyage- Ningbo Flight Schedules in Inglis
