Jiande ⓘ is a county-level city of Zhejiang Province, East China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jiande was the capital of Yanzhou Prefecture.

On account of this, Jiande was often referred to as Yanzhou Fu (严州府).

A transcription commonly seen in both French and English writing of the time was Yen-tcheou-fou, derived from French missionary writing.

[1][2][3] Subdistricts:[4] Towns: The only township is Qintang Township (钦堂乡) Direct trains for freight link Jiande with Yiwu and Jinhua.