Which province is Nanjing in?

Jiangsu Province. Nanjing (abbreviation: Ning), known as Jinling and Jiankang in ancient times, is the capital of Jiangsu Province, a sub-provincial city, and the core city of the Nanjing Metropolitan Area. It is the international shipping and logistics center of the Yangtze River and an important national gateway city that radiates from the Yangtze River Delta and drives the development of the central and western regions. One of the four ancient capitals in China, it is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization. It is known as the ancient capital of six dynasties and the metropolis of ten dynasties. It has the reputation of being the hub of literature in the world and the first school in the southeast.

Nanjing is located in eastern China, on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, near the river and the sea, and in the southwest of Jiangsu Province. The climate type is subtropical monsoon climate. Famous scenic spots include Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Ming Xiaoling Tomb, Ming City Wall, Xuanwu Lake, Confucius Temple, Purple Mountain, Jiming Temple, etc.

In 2019, there were 53 general colleges and universities in the city (excluding military colleges and universities), with 735,400 students (excluding graduate students), an increase of 13,800 over the previous year. There are 142,500 postgraduate students studying in Ningbo universities and postgraduate training institutions, an increase of 12,400 over the previous year. There are 246 general middle schools with 260,700 students enrolled, an increase of 15,500 over the previous year; there are 22 secondary vocational schools with 60,500 students enrolled, a decrease of 2,300 over the previous year. There are 373 primary schools with 446,600 students enrolled, an increase of 24,500 over the previous year; 987 kindergartens with 256,800 children enrolled, an increase of 11,600 over the previous year; 47 newly renovated and expanded provincial-quality standard kindergartens. The standardization rate of compulsory education schools reaches 94.8, primary school students can leave school flexibly, and the number of participating students has doubled year-on-year. The level of educational modernization has ranked first in the province for four consecutive years.