Gulou District (Chinese: 鼓楼区; pinyin: Gǔlóu Qū; lit. 'Drum tower') is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China.
Gulou
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  Gulou Location in Jiangsu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 32°03′50″N 118°45′05″E / 32.0640°N 118.7514°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | People's Republic of China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Province | Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sub-provincial city | Nanjing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Total | 54.18 km2 (20.92 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Population (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Total | 1,109,600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • Density | 20,000/km2 (53,000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal code | 210003 - 210037 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It is named after the Drum Tower of Nanjing (Gulou).
Administrative subdivisions
editGulou has administrative jurisdiction to 13 subdistricts:
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[1] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninghailu Subdistrict | 宁海路街道 | Nínghǎilù Jiēdào | 119,506 | 3.68 |
| Huaqiaolu Subdistrict | 华侨路街道 | Huáqiáolù Jiēdào | 114,432 | 3.7 |
| Hunanlu Subdistrict | 湖南路街道 | Húnánlù Jiēdào | 122,324 | 2.62 |
| Zhongyangmen Subdistrict | 中央门街道 | Zhōngyāngmén Jiēdào | 149,878 | 3.37 |
| Yijiangmen Subdistrict | 挹江门街道 | Yìjiāngmén Jiēdào | 94,874 | 3.34 |
| Jiangdong Subdistrict | 江东街道 | Jiāngdōng Jiēdào | 109,810 | 5 |
| Fenghuang Subdistrict | 凤凰街道 | Fènghuáng Jiēdào | 115,250 | 3.85 |
| Yuejianglou Subdistrict | 阅江楼街道 | Yuèjiānglóu Jiēdào | 79,841 | 3.74 |
| Rehenanlu Subdistrict | 热河南路街道 | Rèhénánlù Jiēdào | 77,401 | 2.73 |
| Mufushan Subdistrict | 幕府山街道 | Mùfǔshān Jiēdào | 43,980 | 6.47 |
| Jianninglu Subdistrict | 建宁路街道 | Jiànnínglù Jiēdào | 61,720 | 2.4 |
| Baotaqiao Subdistrict | 宝塔桥街道 | Bǎotǎqiáo Jiēdào | 97,631 | 7.2 |
| Xiaoshi Subdistrict | 小市街道 | Xiǎoshì Jiēdào | 84,544 | 4.9 |
In 2013, Xiaguan merged into Gulou gaining six additional subdistricts.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
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- www.njgl.gov.cn (in Chinese)
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
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