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Jiangsu Geography

The province is located in the fertile land of the Yangtze River delta. Most of its land is flat, dotted with the Taihu and Hongze Lake; two of the five largest freshwater lakes in China. On its southwestern and northern borders are hilly lands. Of the province's territory, the plains cover a total area of 70,600 square kilometers; water covers a total of 17,300 square kilometers; cultivated land amounts to some 5 million hectares.