Suzhou

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Suzhou

Total population

12,748,262

Coordinates31.31°, 120.62°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Suzhou is a prefecture-level city in northern Anhui, China. The city straddles the Tuohe and Xinbian rivers, which fork at its western end. The Tuohe was formerly a left tributary of the Huai River, while the latter is a modern artificial canal, but now both drain into Hongze Lake. It borders the prefectural cities of Huaibei and Bengbu to the southwest and south respectively, and the provinces of Jiangsu to the east, Shandong to the north, and Henan to the northwest.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Yen Chia-kan

President of Taiwan (ROC) from 1975 to 1978

Lu Xun

Eastern Wu general and politician (183-245)

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Zhou Chen

Chinese painter (1460-1535)

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Laishi Ye

Chinese esperantist

Yao Yecheng

Chiang's Early Concubine

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Han Lanying

Chinese scholar and writer

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Shen Daren

Chinese politician

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Huang Xingzeng

Ming dynasty politician and scholar, 1490-1540

Bao Tianxiao

Chinese writer and translator (1896–1973)

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Zhang Yipeng

Republic of China person CBDB = 80183

Chang I-lin

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Zhang Dashou

Qing dynasty person CBDB = 346140

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Zhang Hong

Chinese artist (1577-1662)

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Zhang Shiyi

Qing dynasty person CBDB = 80720

Zhang Pu

Ming dynasty scholar and prolific writer

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Zhang Maojiong

Republic of China person CBDB = 80611

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Jiangsu

• Gusu
  2 mi away
• Suzhou Industrial Park
  5.9 mi away
• Mudu
  7.4 mi away
• Xushuguan
  7.9 mi away
• Huangdai
  9.5 mi away
• Weitang
  10.8 mi away
• Huqiu
  11.4 mi away
• Tongli
  12.1 mi away
• Wangting
  12.9 mi away
• Dongzhu
  13.4 mi away
• Yangchenghu
  13.6 mi away
• Bache
  16.4 mi away

Browse all places in Jiangsu →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Suzhou

Computational Social Science

Wei Luo · 2021

Xian dai Suzhou yu ren cai su yang

Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng, China). Ren shi ju · 2006

Report of the Soochow Hospital, Soochow China

Soochow Hospital (Suzhou, Jiangsu Sheng, China) · 1928

Gusu zhu zhi ci

China). Wen hua ju Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng · 2002

傳家至寶

與善堂 (Suzhou, Jiangsu Sheng, China) · 1833

Suzhou Huqiu ta chu tu wen wu

China). Wen wu bao guan wei yuan hui Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng · 1958

Masterplanning the future

Masterplanning the Future (Conference) (2012 Suzhou, Jiangsu Sheng, China) · 2012

Zhuo zheng yuan zhi gao

China). Yuan lin guan li ju Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng · 1993

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Seen 2026-06-14

Pale Grass Blue

Pseudozizeeria maha

Seen 2026-06-13

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Seen 2026-06-13

Chinese motherwort

Leonurus japonicus

Seen 2026-06-12

Prosopochrysa vitripennis

Prosopochrysa vitripennis

Seen 2026-06-12

Plain grey hawkmoth

Psilogramma increta

Seen 2026-06-12

Six-spotted Zigzag Ladybird

Cheilomenes sexmaculata

Seen 2026-06-09

Scarlet Skimmer

Crocothemis servilia

Seen 2026-06-09

Ditch Jewel

Brachythemis contaminata

Seen 2026-06-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Suzhou, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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