Jingkou District is one of three built-up zones (district) of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, China. The district has an area of 115 km2 and a population of 410,000 people. The postal code for Jingkou is 212001 and the telephone code is 0511.
Jingkou
京口区 | |
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  Jingkou Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 32°12′05″N 119°27′37″E / 32.2013°N 119.4602°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhenjiang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 343.69 km2 (132.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 601,671 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 212001 |
| Jingkou, Zhenjiang | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 京口區 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 京口区 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Capital Mouth District | ||||||
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In recent years, it was split to form Zhenjiang New Area (镇江新区) which is divided to 2 subdistricts (Dagang Subdistrict (大港街道), Dingmao Subdistrict (丁卯街道)) and 3 towns (Dalu (大路镇), Yaoqiao (姚桥镇), Dinggang (丁岗镇)).
History
editJingkou was the site of the original meeting place between the Grand Canal and the Yangtze River.[citation needed] It was the site of an imperial army garrison under the Qing.[2]
Administrative divisions
editJingkou District has 8 subdistricts and 3 towns.[3]
- 8 subdistricts
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- 3 towns
Transportation
editDagang South railway station is situated here.
References
edit- ^ "Jingkou" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ Cassel, Pär (2003), "Excavating Extraterritoriality: The "Judicial Sub-Prefect" as a Prototype for the Mixed Court in Shanghai", Late Imperial China, vol. 24, pp. 156–182.
- ^ "镇江市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
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