Putuo District, Zhoushan

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Putuo
普陀区
Putuo, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China - panoramio (1).jpg
Putuo District is in pink here on the map.
Putuo District is in pink here on the map.
Putuo is located in Zhejiang
Putuo
Putuo
Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 29°54′N 122°23′E / 29.900°N 122.383°E / 29.900; 122.383Coordinates: 29°54′N 122°23′E / 29.900°N 122.383°E / 29.900; 122.383
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Prefecture-level cityZhoushan
Area
 • Total55.53 km2 (21.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total1,284,700
 • Density23,000/km2 (60,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
200333
Putuo
(the former county)
Chinese普陀
PostalPuto

Putuo District is a district of Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China with a population of 378,805.

The district used to be a county. In 1987, it was combined with the neighbouring county of Dinghai to form the city of Zhoushan.

Basic Information[]

  • District Seat: Shenjiamen Sub-District
  • Population: 378,805[1] as of November 1, 2010
  • Area: 6,730 km2 (2,600 sq mi) (459 km2 or 177 sq mi terrestrial, 6,271 km2 or 2,421 sq mi marine)
  • Population Density: 825/km2 (2,140/sq mi)
  • Gross Domestic Product: 24.6 billion yuan [2] as of 2011
  • Per capita GDP: 64,941 yuan (approximately 10,443 US Dollars)

Geography[]

Putuo District occupies the southeastern part of Zhoushan archipelago. It includes the eastern end of the archipelago Zhoushan Island, which is the largest island of the archipelago, and many dozens of smaller islands. Among them:

  • the small, but famous Putuo Island (Putuo Shan, i.e. "Mount Putuo"). Putuo Island with nearby small islets is administratively organized as Putuo Town within Putuo District.
  • Zhujiajian Island (朱家尖), connected to Zhoushan Island by a bridge, and administratively organized as Zhujiajian Town.
  • , organized as an
  • (literally, "Ant Island"), organized as an
  • Zhongjieshan Island Chain (中街山列岛), organized as Dongji.
  • many others, with half a dozen towns and townships on them

Administrative divisions[]

Subdistricts:[3]

  • (沈家门街道), (勾山街道), (东港街道), (展茅街道), (朱家尖街道)

Towns:

  • (六横镇), (桃花镇), (虾峙镇), Dongji (东极镇), (普陀山镇)

Townships:

  • (白沙乡), (登步乡), (蚂蚁岛乡)

Sister cities[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2013-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2013-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "舟山市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.


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