Pukou, Nanjing

Pukou
浦口区
Pukow
Bamboo raft in Nanjing Pearl Spring Tourist & Holiday Resort, in Pukou District
Bamboo raft in Nanjing Pearl Spring Tourist & Holiday Resort, in Pukou District
Pukou is located in Jiangsu
Pukou
Pukou
Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 32°04′00″N 118°37′40″E / 32.06667°N 118.62778°E / 32.06667; 118.62778
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangsu
Sub-provincial cityNanjing
Area
 • Total913.75 km2 (352.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total769,900
 • Density840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
211800
Nanjing district map
Subdivisions of Nanjing, Jiangsu
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City Proper
1 Xuanwu
2 Qinhuai
3 Jianye
4 Gulou
5 Yuhuatai
6 Qixia
Suburban
7 Jiangning
8 Pukou
9 Luhe
Rural
10 Lishui
11 Gaochun
Pukou
Traditional Chinese浦口
Simplified Chinese浦口
PostalPukow

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.

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.


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