Jiaocheng 蕉城区 | |
|---|---|
 Location in Ningde | |
  Jiaocheng Location in Fujian | |
| Coordinates:26°39′42″N119°31′23″E / 26.66167°N 119.52306°E /26.66167; 119.52306 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Ningde |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,429 km2 (552 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 623,840 |
| • Density | 436.6/km2 (1,131/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Jiaocheng (Chinese:蕉城区;pinyin:Jiāochéng;Foochow Romanized: Ciĕu-siàng) is a district ofNingde,Fujian province,People's Republic of China.[1] Also calledNingde Shiqu (宁德市区 - Ningde Centre), the district seats the municipality's executive, legislature andjudiciary, together with itsCommunist Party andPublic Security Bureau.
Jiaocheng is bordered byXiapu andPingnan counties to the east and west,Zhouning County andFu'an City to the north, and to the south byFuzhou municipality'sGutian andLuoyuan counties. A large deep-water baySandu Ao (三都澳) (Santuao) gives access to theEast China Sea.[2]
The district oversees twosubdistricts (街道;Jiēdào), oneDevelopment zone (开发区;kāifā qū), tentowns (镇;zhèn) and fourtownships (乡;xiāng), of which one is anethnic township designated for the nativeShe people.[3]
Both Subdistricts, the Ethnic Township and the towns of Feiluan, Chengnan, Qidu and Badu lie on National Route 104, connecting south toFengshan and north toFu'an City centre.