Pukou District

Pukou
Pukou
Traditional Chinese	浦口
Simplified Chinese	浦口
Postal	Pukow
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Pǔkǒu
Wade–Giles	P'u3-k'ou3

Pukou

浦口区
Pukow
Pukou 浦口区 Pukow
District
	Bamboo raft in Nanjing Pearl Spring Tourist & Holiday Resort, in Pukou District
	Pukou Location in Jiangsu
	Coordinates: 32°04′00″N 118°37′40″E / 32.06667°N 118.62778°ECoordinates: 32°04′00″N 118°37′40″E / 32.06667°N 118.62778°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Sub-provincial city	Nanjing
Area
• Total	913.75 km2 (352.80 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	769,900
• Density	840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	211800
Nanjing district map
Subdivisions of Nanjing, Jiangsu
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
	City Proper
1	Xuanwu
2	Qinhuai
3	Jianye
4	Gulou
5	Yuhuatai
6	Qixia
	Suburban
7	Jiangning
8	Pukou
9	Luhe
	Rural
10	Lishui
11	Gaochun

Pukou District (simplified Chinese: 浦口区; traditional Chinese: 浦口區; pinyin: Pǔkǒu Qū), is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China, lying northwest across the Yangtze River from downtown Nanjing.

The district was formerly the southern terminus of the Tianjin-Pukou Railway; railcars had to be ferried across the river until it was bridged in 1968.

Administrative subdivisions[]

Pukou has administrative jurisdiction to 9 subdistricts:

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)^[1]	Area (km²)
Taishan Subdistrict	泰山街道	Tàishān Jiēdào	165,706	45
	顶山街道	Dǐngshān Jiēdào	47,082	39.79
	沿江街道	Yánjiāng Jiēdào	66,329	30.9
(Kiangpu)	江浦街道	Jiāngpǔ Jiēdào	164,891	195
	桥林街道	Qiáolín Jiēdào	66,973	184.95
	汤泉街道	Tāngquán Jiēdào	26,950	109
	盘城街道	Pánchéng Jiēdào	69,815	51.5
	星甸街道	Xīngdiān Jiēdào	58,006	141.19
Yongning Subdistrict	永宁街道	Yǒngníng Jiēdào	44,546	115.5

Defunct - Town (石桥镇) merged with Town (星甸镇) & Town (乌江镇) merged into Qiaolin Subdistrict

Geography[]

Pukou District is located at the northwestern of Nanjing city, between the Yangtze River and Chu River.

It is separated from the main part of the city by the Yangtze River with hundred miles of mountains and forests.

It has an area of 902 square kilometers with a population of 480 thousand.

Economy[]

In 2007, the GDP in the Yangtze River reached 元16.21 billion. There are four towns and seven block offices. Part of Pukou DIstrict is now covered under the new strategic economic development area: Jiangbei New Area.

Sites of interest[]

Ancient culture left behind a profound history including many cultural heritages. The region also boasts beautiful natural landscapes and many places of interest including National Ancient Mountain and Forest Park, Pearl Spring, Tang Spring, Amber Spring, Damo Stela, Huji Temple Site, Doulv Temple, Wen Temple and old ginkgo trees. A male ceramic mask found in the Panying Mountain Ancient Cultural site is honored as “the ancestor of Nanjing”, the oldest ever found artwork in this area. Pukou District has been the transportation intersection between the northern and southern regions, as well as the Gate of the North in Nanjing city. Facing the Yangtze River and with an overall control of Huai River Area, Pukou District is said to be “the Entrance of Nanjing” and “the Natural Fortress in the northwest” with Jinpu railway and the 312, 328, 104 state roads passing through. The first, second and third Bridge across the Yangtze River make it really convenient to travel.

References[]

^ shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.

External links[]

Pukou government website

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[1] shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.

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