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Yongqiao District is the largest area in China?
Yongqiao District is the largest district in China. Yongqiao District belongs to Suzhou City, Anhui Province, located in the north of Anhui Province, bordering Sulu and Henan provinces, with a total area of 2,907 square kilometers. By 2024, Yongqiao District of Suzhou City will have jurisdiction over 12 streets and 24 towns. Yongqiao District is known as the largest area in China because of its largest area and agricultural area. Yongqiao District is the only municipal district in Suzhou, located in the hinterland of Huanghuaihai Economic Zone, bordering Longhai Industrial Zone in the east, Wanjiang City Belt to undertake industrial transfer demonstration zone in the south, Central Plains Economic Zone in the west and Xuzhou Economic Circle in the north. It enjoys the reputation of hometown of Chinese folk art, hometown of calligraphy in China and hometown of roast chicken in China. It is a national modern agricultural demonstration zone and a national comprehensive rural reform experimental zone.