Yancheng has a higher jurisdictional area in Jiansu than Lianzhou.
Lianzhou (), formerly Lian County or Lianxian (postal: Linhsien), is a county-level city in northern Guangdong Province, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qingyuan. 
Yancheng () is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. 
