Pukou, Nanjing
District in Jiangsu, People's Republic of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Pukou
浦口区 Pukow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 32°04′00″N 118°37′40″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | People's Republic of China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Province | Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sub-provincial city | Nanjing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• Total | 913.75 km2 (352.80 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• Total | 769,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Postal code | 211800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nanjing district map |
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Traditional Chinese | 浦口 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 浦口 | ||||||||||||
Postal | Pukow | ||||||||||||
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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.