Ningbo, referred to as "Ningbo" for short, is a prefecture-level city, a sub-provincial city and a city under separate state planning under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province with the approval of the State Council. It is an important port city in the southeast coast of China and the economic center in the south wing of the Yangtze River Delta. As of 202 1, the city has jurisdiction over six districts, two counties and two county-level cities, with a total area of 98 16 square kilometers, a permanent population of 9.544 million, an urban population of 7.4825 million and an urbanization rate of 78.4%. In 20021year, the city achieved a regional GDP of1459.49 billion yuan.
Ningbo is located in the east of China, in the middle of the mainland coastline, on the south bank of Hangzhou Bay in the southeast, Shaoxing in the west and Taizhou in the south. It is located between east longitude120 55'-12216' and north latitude 28 51'-30 33'.
Ningbo is a typical water town and harbor city in the south of the Yangtze River. It is the southern end of China's Grand Canal and the eastern origin port of the Maritime Silk Road. The annual cargo throughput of Zhoushan Port in Ningbo ranks first in the world, and the container volume ranks top three. It is a multifunctional, comprehensive and modern deep-water port integrating inland river port, estuary port and seaport.
In 2022, Zhoushan, Ningbo ranked tenth in the world as an international shipping center city.