| + 盐城市 Yánchéng Shì | |
| Administration Type | Prefecture-level city |
| City Seat | Yandu District ( ) |
| Area - Total - Urban center | 16920.83 km² 1,696 km² |
| Coastline | 582 km |
| Population - Total - Urban center | 7,982,800 (2004) 404,700 (2000) |
| GDP - Total - Per Capita | ¥117.4 billion (2006) ¥14,712 (2006) |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| County-level divisions | 9 |
| Township-level divisions | 144 |
| CPC Committee Secretary | Zhang Jiuhan (张九汉) |
| Mayor | Zhao Peng (赵鹏) |
| Area code | 515 |
| Postal Code | 224000 (Urban center) 224100-224700 (Other areas) |
| License Plate Prefix | 苏J |
Yancheng ( ; lit. "Salt City") is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. The largest city in Jiangsu in terms of physical size, Yancheng borders Lianyungang to the north, Huai'an to the west, Yangzhou and Taizhou to the southwest, Nantong to the south, and looks out to the Yellow Sea to the east.
Yancheng, literally "Salt City", is named after the many sea salt harvest fields around the city. According to historical records, collection and production of sea salt in the region began as early as 119 BC during the Western Han Dynasty, when the settlement on the current location of Yancheng was named Yandu County (盐都县).
