Tongshan District

Tongshan District
铜山区
—  District  —
Xuzhou Power Station
Coordinates: 34°10′49″N 117°10′10″E / 34.18028°N 117.16944°E / 34.18028; 117.16944Coordinates: 34°10′49″N 117°10′10″E / 34.18028°N 117.16944°E / 34.18028; 117.16944
Country People's Republic of China
Province Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city Xuzhou
Area
 • Total 2,088 km2 (806 sq mi)
Elevation 35 m (115 ft)
Population (2009)
 • Total 124,000
 • Density Bad rounding here59/km2 (Bad rounding here150/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code

Tongshan District (simplified Chinese: 铜山区; traditional Chinese: 銅山區; pinyin: Tóngshān Qū), formerly Tongshan County (铜山县) is a district of the city of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China, bordering Anhui and Shandong provinces. The area derives its name from the copper-filled mountains to the north and east, and until September 2010 was a county. The district controls 8 subdistricts and 20 towns.

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Last modified on 27 February 2013, at 07:13