| Suqian | |
| Other Name: | Sutsien, Su-ch'ien |
| Native Name: | 宿迁市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Image Map1: | Suqian locator map in Jiangsu.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Suqian City (red) in Jiangsu |
| Pushpin Map: | Jiangsu#Eastern China#China |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the city center in Jiangsu |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jiangsu |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Sucheng District |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Wang Tianqi (Chinese: 王天琦) |
| Area Total Km2: | 8555 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 2108 |
| Area Metro Km2: | 2108 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 4,986,192 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Metro: | 1,622,912 |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 1,622,912 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[2] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 371.9 brillion US$ 57.6 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 74,586 US$ 11,561 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Suqian municipal government |
| Coordinates: | 33.963°N 118.275°W |
| Area Code: | 527 |
| Iso Code: | CN-JS-13 |
| Blank2 Name: | Major Nationalities |
| Blank2 Info: | Han |
| Blank3 Name: | County-level divisions |
| Blank3 Info: | 5 |
| Blank4 Name: | Township-level divisions |
| Blank4 Info: | 115 |
| Blank5 Name: | License Plate Prefix |
| Blank5 Info: | Chinese: 苏N |
Suqian (IPA:) is a prefecture-level city in northern Jiangsu Province, China. It borders Xuzhou to the northwest, Lianyungang to the northeast, Huai'an to the south, and the province of Anhui to the west.
Suqian was said to be the site of a military grain store built when the Emperor Yuan of Jin reigned. Thus, the former Xiaxiang county where the store located was renamed Suyu (Chinese: 宿預; means "prepared" or "usually prepared") in 405. Then the county was annexed by Xuzhou and renamed Suqian in 762 because the homophone "yu (Chinese: 豫)" as the given name of the Emperor Daizong of Tang was deemed to be ineffable.[3] The county was put under the jurisdiction of Huaiyang military prefecture during the Song dynasty, then was transferred to Pizhou after Jurchen's Jin took it. The county was administered by Huai'an military prefecture during 1272–75, but restored as a part of Pizhou afterwards. It was annexed by Xuzhou again in 1733.
The area was rife with banditry during the early years of the Republic of China. In Autumn 1917, six persons were executed as bandits in Suqian. "They cut off their arms, broke their legs, cut off their ears, punched out their eyes, skinned them, then cut off their heads, and finally cut out their hearts."[4] Suqian was put under the jurisdiction of Huaiyin in 1934. The county was converted as a county-level city in 1987, later was elevated to prefecture status in 1996.[5]
Suqian possesses the majority of Luoma Lake, which is a major lake in the Huai River basin.
As of the 2020 Chinese census, Suqian had a recorded population of about 4,986,192 whom 1,622,912 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Sucheng and Suyu urban districts.
Local Yanghe along with Moutai and Wuliangye, are the three biggest manufacturers of baijiu.[6] Besides, several domestic companies followed JD.com to site their call centres in Suqian.
G2513 Huai'an–Xuzhou Expressway
Yanghe Station, known as Suqian Station on Suqian–Huai'an Railway is located in the south outskirt of Suqian.
Suqian College is the single institution in Suqian providing bachelor's degree education.
See also: List of administrative divisions of Jiangsu.
The prefecture-level city of Suqian administers 5 county-level divisions, including 3 counties and 2 districts.
These are further divided into 115 township-level divisions, including 111 towns and township, and 4 subdistricts.
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| align=left | Subdivision | align=left | Simplified Chinese | align=left | Hanyu Pinyin | align=left | Population | align=left | Area | align=left | Density |
| City Proper | |||||||||||
| Sucheng District | Chinese: 宿城区 | 1,034,392 | 1,018 | 1,016 | |||||||
| Suburban | |||||||||||
| Suyu District | Chinese: 宿豫区 | 588,520 | 1,146 | 513.5 | |||||||
| Rural | |||||||||||
| Shuyang County | Chinese: 沭阳县 | 1,674,978 | 2,300 | 728.3 | |||||||
| Siyang County | Chinese: 泗阳县 | 829,562 | 1,389 | 597.2 | |||||||
| Sihong County | Chinese: 泗洪县 | 858,740 | 2,719 | 315.8 | |||||||
| Total | 4,986,192 | 8,572 | 581.7 | ||||||||