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of the city of

Xiamen Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong'an, ...

, People's Republic of China.

Geography

Huli District occupies the northern half of

Xiamen Island Xiamen Island, alternately known as Amoy Island from its Hokkien pronunciation, is an island in southeastern Fujian, China, on the Taiwan Strait. It is administered by the People's Republic of China as the Huli and Siming urban districts of th ...

, with 3 sides facing the narrow ocean straits that separate Xiamen Island from China's mainland. (The southern half of the island, where Xiamen downtown is, forms

Siming District Siming District is an urban district of the city of Xiamen, Fujian province, China. It includes the territory of the old town of Xiamen and the government offices of the modern sub-provincial city. Geography Siming occupies the southern half o ...

). Huli is the heart of Xiamen Special Economic Zone. It was founded as district in November 1987. Huli District administers Jiangtou, Heshan, Jingshan, Huli and Dianqian. It covers land area of which is 46.33% of the entire island. The coastline is . Huli District is the centre for commerce, science, education, sports, tourism and culture.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts: *Jinshan Subdistrict (), Huli Subdistrict (), Dianqian Subdistrict (), Heshan Subdistrict, Xiamen (), Jiangtou Subdistrict ()

Economy

Huli District's GDP in 2002, was 3.561 billion yuan. The total economic value was 7.127 billion yuan. The Per capita net income of the residents was 8250 yuan. By 2002 year end, the total population of Huli District was 127 200. This made up of 44 400 households. The total population of urban residents is 101 900 which consist of 80.11% of total population. By the start of 2006, local residents were up to 440,000 including 320,000 from other places. This equal to 72.73% of entire population.Xiamen Municipal Government, P.R.China

Infrastructure

Huli District has very modern and developed infrastructure such as the

Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport is the airport serving the city of Xiamen in Fujian Province, China. It is the main base of XiamenAir and TAECO, an aircraft maintenance provider. The airport is located on the north side of Xiamen Island ...

Gaoqi Railway Station Gaoqi (高崎) may refer to: * Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, in Huli District of Xiamen City, Fujian, China * Xiamen Gaoqi railway station, formerly known as Xiamen North Railway Station, train station in Huli District of Xiamen City, near the ...

(formerly Xiamen North Railway Station; not to be confused with the ''new'' Xiamen North Railway Station, in

Jimei District () is one of six districts of Xiamen, People's Republic of China. Founded in 1992, with an area of , in 2003 it gained some territory in a reorganisation of district governments. The total local resident population is 280,000. Jimei District ha ...

), municipal road network, regional road network, city communication network and water, electricity, gas and sewage disposal system. The northern coast of Huli District boast a deep water

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References

External links

Official website of Huli District Governmenthttps://web.archive.org/web/20160116140501/http://english.xm.gov.cn/
{{authority control Geography of Xiamen County-level divisions of Fujian Island counties of China