Donghu District

Donghu District (simplified Chinese: 东湖区; traditional Chinese: 東湖區; pinyin: Dōnghú Qū; lit. 'east lake district') is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, China. The district was created in the Tang dynasty when a bridge was built across Nanchang's Taihu lake, dividing the area into the East and West Lake districts. It covers over 22 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi) and as of 2003 had a population of 440,000. People's Park, the largest public park in downtown Nanchang, is located in Donghu.[1]

Donghu

东湖区
District
Coordinates (Bayi Park): 28°40′44″N 115°53′49″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityNanchang
Area
 • Total56.95 km2 (21.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
501,596
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
330000

Administrative divisions

Donghu District is divided into 10 subdistricts:[2]

  • Dayuan (大院街道)
  • Dongjiayao (董家窑街道)
  • Gongyuan (公园街道)
  • Baihuazhou (百花洲街道)
  • Dunzitang (墩子塘街道)
  • Yuzhang (豫章街道)
  • Bayiqiao (八一桥街道)
  • Tengwangge (滕王阁街道)
  • Shajin (沙井街道)
  • Pengjiaqiao (彭家桥街道)

References
  1. 南昌-人民公园 [People's Park, Nanchang] (in Chinese). Xinhua. 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  2. "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.


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