Taizhou, Zhejiang

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台州市
Tāizhōu Shì
Taizhou is highlighted on this map
Administration Type Prefecture-level city
Area (Land) 9,411 km²
Area (Sea) 80,000 km²
Coastline 745 km
Population 5,466,200
GDP ¥30,385 per capita (2007)
Major Nationalities Han
County-level divisions 9
Township-level divisions Unknown
CPC Taizhou Committee Secretary Zhang Hongming (张鸿铭)
Area code 576
License Plate Prefix 浙J

Taizhou (simplified Chinese: 台州; pinyin: Tāizhōu, not Táizhōu) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It borders Ningbo to the north, Shaoxing to the northeast, Jinhua to the west, Lishui to the southwest, Wenzhou to the south, and looks out to the East China Sea to the east.

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The prefecture-level city of Taizhou currently administers 3 district, 2 county-level cities and 4 counties.

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Coordinates: 28°40′N, 121°21′E