Putuo District, Zhoushan

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

Putuo

普陀区
Putuo
Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 29°54′N 122°23′E
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

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.
  • Dengbu Island, organized as an eponymous township
  • Mayi Island (literally, "Ant Island"), organized as an eponymous township
  • 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]

  • Shenjiamen Subdistrict (沈家门街道), Goushan Subdistrict (勾山街道), Donggang Subdistrict (东港街道), Zhanmao Subdistrict (展茅街道), Zhujiajian Subdistrict (朱家尖街道)

Towns:

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

Townships:

  • Baisha Township (白沙乡), Dengbu Township (登步乡), Mayidao Township (蚂蚁岛乡)

Sister cities

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2013-01-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2013-01-31.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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