() is one of ten urban districts of the

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, the capital of

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, in

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, it a very modern, and rapidly developing, area that was mostly farmland until ten years ago. The district's total area is , and its population totals 455,000 people. The district people's government is situated on Xixing Road.

History

The district was established on December 12, 1996. In August 2015, Binjiang District was approved as China's tenth .

Geography

Binjiang District is bordered by

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, and Xihu District.

Administrative divisions

Binjiang District has jurisdiction over three

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: , , and . These subdistricts are then further divided into 53 residential communities.

Economy

As of 2019, Binjiang District's gross domestic product totaled ¥159.22 billion, and grew at a rate of 8.2%. The

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automotive manufacturing company has its headquarters in the district.

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is headquartered in the district.

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, , Hikvision,

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, CHINT Group, Supcon, and Focused Photonics.

Transportation

Metro

Binjiang District is served by three lines on the

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: Line 1, Line 5, and Line 6.

Line 1

The district is home to four metro stations on Line 1: Jiangling Road station, Binhe Road station, Xixing station, and Binkang Road station.

Line 5

The district is home to four metro stations on Line 5: Changhe station, Jucai Road station, Jianghui Road station, and Binkang Road station.

Line 6

The district is home to ten metro stations on Line 6: Xipu Road station, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University station, Weiye Road station, Chengye Road station, Jianye Road station, Changhe station, Jianghan Road station, Jiangling Road station, Xingmin station, and Olympic Sports Center station.

Road

* Shidai Avenue * S4 Airport Expressway * Zhonghe Elevated Bridge * Guanshan Tunnel

References

{{authority control Geography of Hangzhou Districts of Zhejiang