According to official website information of Taizhou Municipal People's Government, as of March 20, 2024, the permanent population of Taizhou was 4512,762, which was 106 1.75 less than that of the sixth national census in 20 10, with a decrease of 2.3% and an average annual decrease of 0.23%. Taizhou is located in the middle of Jiangsu, bordering the Yangtze River in the south, Yancheng in the north, Nantong in the east and Yangzhou in the west. It is one of the central cities in the Yangtze River Delta, with a total area of 5,787.98 square kilometers, accounting for 5.4% of the total area of the province, of which the land area is 78. 19%, the water area is 2 1.8 1%, and the urban area is 65,438.