Jinjiang, Quanzhou

Jinjiang City (Chinese: 晋江市; pinyin: Jìnjiāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chìn-kang) is a county-level city under Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, China. It is located in the southeastern part of the province (Minnan), on the right or south bank of the Jin River, across from Quanzhou's urban district of Fengze and Licheng. Jinjiang also borders the Taiwan Strait of the East China Sea to the south, and Quanzhou's other county-cities of Shishi and Nan'an to the east and west, respectively. It has an area of 721.7 square kilometres (278.6 sq mi) and a population of 1,986,447 as of 2010.

Jinjiang, Quanzhou
福建省泉州市晋江市
Tsinkiang
City of Jinjiang, City of Quanzhou,
Province of Fujian
Jinjiang
  Jinjiang
in Quanzhou
Jinjiang, Quanzhou
Location in Fujian
Coordinates (Jinjiang municipal government): 24°46′54″N 118°33′06″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityQuanzhou
City seatLuoshan Subdistrict (罗山街道)
Area
  Total721.7 km2 (278.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total1,986,447
  Density2,800/km2 (7,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
362200
Area code0595
Websitewww.JinJiang.gov.cn

Jinjiang has the only extant Manichean temple in China (Cao'an temple) and is near the eastern end of the world's longest estimated straight-line (great circle) path over land, at 11,241 km (6,985 mi), ending near Sagres, Portugal.

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