The geographical location of Nanjing

The geographical location of Nanjing is 3 1 14'~ 32 37' north latitude and1/822' ~114' east longitude.

Nanjing lives across the river, bordering the vast Jianghuai Plain in the north, the rich Yangtze River Delta in the east and Zhongshan in the east. The mountain is 448.9 meters above sea level, just like a dragon pan, with magnificent momentum; On the west side of the natural barrier of the Yangtze River, great rivers roll in from the southwest and rush to the northeast.

Nanjing has been identified by the state as the only pilot city for comprehensive reform of science and technology system, an innovative city and a pilot city for triple play. Nanjing is making every effort to build a gateway city in the Pan-Yangtze River Delta region, a national comprehensive transportation hub and a regional scientific and technological innovation center, and accelerate the construction of a modern international humanistic and green capital.

topography

Nanjing is known as the "natural geological museum", where various geomorphic units such as floodplain of the Yangtze River, water-rich soft soil, hills and karst coexist. Nanjing belongs to the hilly area of Ningzhenyang, mainly with low mountains and gentle hills. Low mountains account for 3.5% of the total land area, hills account for 4.3%, hills account for 53%, and plains, depressions, rivers and lakes account for 39.2%.

Ningzhen Mountain Range and Laoshan Mountain in the north of the Yangtze River run through the middle of the city. There are Hengshan Mountain and Donglu Mountain in the south, which are located in the southern boundary of the hilly area of Qinhuai River Basin. Nanjing's plane position is long from north to south and narrow from east to west, forming a positive north-south direction; The straight-line distance between north and south is 150km, the middle is 50-70km wide from east to west, and the north and south ends are about 30km wide from east to west. The southern part is a landform complex composed of low mountains, hills, valley plains, lakeside plains and rivers along the river.