Taizhou is located in the middle coastal area of Zhejiang Province, bordering East China Sea in the east, Wenzhou in the south, Lishui and Jinhua in the west, and Shaoxing and Ningbo in the north. With a total land area of 10,050.43 square kilometers and territorial sea and inland waters area of 6,910 square kilometers, Taizhou enjoys exceptional advantages in its geographical location. The city is seated against the mountains and in face of the sea, where plains alternate with hills, forming the pattern of “70% of mountains, 10% of waters and 20% of farmlands". The topography tilts from the west to the east, with Yandang Mountain as the natural barrier in the south. Kuocang Mountain, Dalei Mountain and Tiantai Mountain are some of the major peaks. The main peak Mishailang of Kuocang Mountain elevates to 1,382.4 meters, the highest in the east of Zhejiang Province. Jiaojiang River runs from the west through the downtown area to the east, and eventually into the Taizhou Bay. In the coastal area there are three Great Plains such as the Jiaobei Plain, which serve as the major grain production areas of Taizhou. The coastline of the mainland is about 740 kilometers long. There are 928 islands, the coastline of which is nearly 941 kilometers long, and the land area is about 273.76 square kilometers. Main islands include Taizhou lslands and Dongi lslands. Yuhuan Island, the biggest island, is now connected with the mainland. The total population is 6,049,500, of which the urban population reaches 1,644,800. The urban area of Taizhou consists of Jiaojiang, Huangyan and Luqiao Districts. Taizhou also governs 3 county-level cities of Linhai, Wenling and Yuhuan, as well as 3 counties of Tiantai, Xianju and Sanmen.