Jiujiang , formerly transliterated Kiukiang, is a prefecture-level city

Prefecture-level city

A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...

 located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River

Yangtze River

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 in northwest Jiangxi

Jiangxi

' is a southern province in the People's Republic of China. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to...

 Province, China

China

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. It is the second-largest prefecture-level city in Jiangxi province, the largest one being Nanchang

Nanchang

Nanchang is the capital of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China. It is located in the north-central portion of the province. As it is bounded on the west by the Jiuling Mountains, and on the east by Poyang Lake, it is famous for its scenery, rich history and cultural sites...

. Jiujiang literally means "nine rivers".

Its population is 4,728,763 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 545,616 in the built up area made of 2 urban districts (Xunyang and Lushan).

• County-level city
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• Ruichang
  Ruichang
  Ruichang is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiujiang, in the north of China's Jiangxi province, along the Yangtze River.Ruichang suffered deaths and extensive damage from the 2005 Ruichang earthquake.-External links:*...
  
  
• Counties:
• Wuning County
  Wuning County
  Wuning County is a county under Jiujiang City in Jiangxi Province, China. The total area is square kilometre, and the population is as of 200?.-External links:...
  
  
• Jiujiang County
  Jiujiang County
  Jiujiang County is a county under Jiujiang City in Jiangxi Province, China. The total area is square kilometre, and the population is as of 200?.-External links:...
  
  
• Xiushui County
  Xiushui County
  Xiushui County is a county under Jiujiang City in Jiangxi Province, China.-External links:...
  
  
• Yongxiu County
  Yongxiu County
  Yongxiu County is a county under Jiujiang City in Jiangxi Province, China. The total area is square kilometre, and the population is as of 200?.-External links:...
  
  
• De'an County
  De'an County
  De'an County is a county under Jiujiang City in Jiangxi Province, China. The total area is 939.40 square kilometre, and the population is 161,000 as of 2003.-External links:*...
  
  
• Xingzi County
  Xingzi County
  Xingzi County is a county under Jiujiang City in Jiangxi Province, China. The total area is square kilometre, and the population is as of 200?.-External links:...
  
  
• Duchang County
  Duchang County
  都昌一中好学生詹超Duchang County is a county under Jiujiang City in Jiangxi Province, China. The total area is 2700 square kilometre, and the population is 783000.-External links:...
  
  
• Hukou County
• Pengze County
  Pengze County
  Pengze County is a county under Jiujiang City in Jiangxi Province, China. The total area is square kilometre, and the population is ?? as of 200?.-External links:*...
  
  
• Districts:
• Xunyang District
  Xunyang District
  Xunyang District is a district of Jiangxi, China. It is under the administration of the Jiujiang city....
  
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• Lushan District

• Others
• Bureau

• Lushan Cultural Sites Administrative Bureau
  • Development regions:
• Jiujiang Open Development Region, Gongqing Open Development Region

There are 235 towns and 11 sub-district offices.
The city suffered only slight damage in the 2005 Ruichang earthquake

2005 Ruichang earthquake

The 2005 Ruichang earthquake was a moderate earthquake epicentered at 29.657°N, 115.717°E in Ruichang, Jiangxi, China, with its main tremor occurring at 8:49 am local time on Saturday 26 November 2005, and aftershocks later being reported...

, but there were several deaths reported in outlying areas.

In ancient times it was told that nine rivers converged near where Jiujiang sprang up to become Jiangxi’s main water port today.