Xuanwu District, Nanjing

Xuanwu District (simplified Chinese: 玄武区; traditional Chinese: 玄武區; pinyin: Xuánwǔ Qū) is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China. Xuanwu District is an urban centre located in the north-eastern part of Nanjing. It is the site of the Nanjing Municipal Government.

For the district in Beijing known as 宣武 in Chinese, see Xuanwu District, Beijing.
Xuanwu

玄武区
District
Xuanwu
Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 32°03′36″N 118°50′54″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangsu
Sub-provincial cityNanjing
Area
 • Total81 km2 (31 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total602,000
 • Density7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
210002 - 210018
Nanjing district map

Administrative subdivisions

Xuanwu has administrative jurisdiction over the following 7 subdistricts:

NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinPopulation (2010)[1]Area (km2)
Meiyuanxincun Subdistrict梅园新村街道Méiyuán Xīncūn Jiēdào107,3956.35
Xinjiekou Subdistrict新街口街道Xīnjiēkǒu Jiēdào93,9062.6
Xuanwumen Subdistrict玄武门街道Xuánwǔmén Jiēdào41,9936
Suojincun Subdistrict锁金村街道Suǒjīncūn Jiēdào76,0636
Hongshan Subdistrict红山街道Hóngshān Jiēdào88,2176.9
Xiaolingwei Subdistrict孝陵卫街道Xiàolíngwèi Jiēdào112,65430
Xuanwuhu Subdistrict玄武湖街道Xuánwǔhú Jiēdào69,73911.6
  • Defunct - Houzaimen Subdistrict (后宰门街道) merged into Meiyuan Xincun in 2012

Economy

The main industries in the district are the leisure and tourism, information technology, retail and services. Its economy is primarily based upon the delivery of services. Industry zones include the Changjiang Road Cultural Area, Xinjiekou Central Economic Area, and Xuzhuang Software Industry Base. The district has attracted multi-national corporations, such as 3M, American Express, Siemens, Hyundai, Samsung, NYK Line, and Cathay Life Insurance.[2]

Education

There are more than 40 colleges, universities and research institutes in the district, including Southeast University, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing Forestry University and Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences. There are about 35 academics from the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Chinese Academy of Sciences there, which represents about 50% of the academics from those academies in Jiangsu Province.[3]

Transportation

Transportation within the district includes Line 1 and Line 2 of the Nanjing Metro have stations within the district. Other sources of transportation 20 or more minutes from the district are the Nanjing Railway Station, Shanghai-Nanjing Railway and Nanjing Lukou Airport.[3]

Attractions

The scenic Xuanwu District is also known for its tourists attractions like the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Xuanwu Lake and the Hongwu Emperor's Mausoleum, which is listed one of the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties that are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The district has more than 58 percent green cover.[3]

Adjacent to Xuanwu Lake is the Nanjing International Exhibition Center.

References
  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.
  2. Nanjing Xuanwu District Investment Environment Study. KPMG. February 2009. p. 9, 11. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  3. Nanjing Xuanwu District Investment Environment Study. KPMG. February 2009. p. 10. Retrieved May 14, 2014.


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