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Putuo District (), is a municipal district of
Shanghai Municipality
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
, People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. It covers an area of . Putuo District borders Baoshan District to the north, Jing'an District
Jing'an District () is one of the central districts of Shanghai. In 2014, it had 1,180,000 inhabitants in an area of .
The district borders the Hongkou District to the east, Huangpu District to the east and south, Putuo District to the west, ...
to the east and south east, Changning District
() is a district of Shanghai. It has a land area of and had a population of 620,000 . The district government is located at 1320 Yuyuan Rd. Zhongshan Park is located in the district.
Economy
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is located ...
to the south west and Jiading District
Jiading is a suburban district of Shanghai. It had a population of 1,471,100 in 2010.
History
Historically, Jiading was a separate municipality/town, until, in 1958, becoming under the administration of Shanghai. In 1993, Jiading's designate ...
to the west.
Overview
The name of Putuo District comes from Putuo Road, located within the district. Suzhou Creek crosses the Putuo District and makes up the eastern boundary of the area, shared byJing'an District
Jing'an District () is one of the central districts of Shanghai. In 2014, it had 1,180,000 inhabitants in an area of .
The district borders the Hongkou District to the east, Huangpu District to the east and south, Putuo District to the west, ...
. The Shanghai Putuo District People's Government is located on Daduhe Road.
The Zhenru Temple, Jade Buddha Temple
The Jade Buddha Temple (, literally ''Jade Buddha Chan Temple'') is a Buddhist temple in Shanghai. It was founded in 1882 with two jade Buddha statues imported to Shanghai from Myanmar by sea. These were a sitting Buddha (1.95 meters tall, 3 ...
, and Changfeng Park
Changfeng Park (; ; literally: Park of Far Off Wind) is a landscaped park in the west of Shanghai, China. The size of the park is 364,000 square meters. It features an artificial lake, Yinchu Lake, and an artificial hill, Tiebi Hill. There are va ...
are located in the district. The Shanghai West Railway Station
Shanghaixi (Shanghai West) railway station () is a railway station in the Putuo District of Shanghai which in the past, lost its importance as a result of Shanghai railway station further to the east. It has, however, been recently redeveloped. ...
is in Putuo District. East China Normal University
East China Normal University (ECNU) is a comprehensive Public university, public research university in Shanghai, China. It was formed in 1951 by the merger of the Great China University (est. 1924) and Kwang Hua University (est. 1925) and origin ...
has a Putuo campus.
Administrative divisions
Putuo District has eight subdistricts and two townships. Below is a list of subdistricts and towns in Putuo District.Economy
O.C.T. Mami, a Chinese maternity wear brand, has its headquarters in the district.Lianhua Supermarket
Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 00980.HK) is a Chinese supermarket company that is a subsidiary of the Bailian Group ( 百联集团).Annual Report 2013Archive
.
.
Lianhua Supermarket
Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 00980.HK) is a Chinese supermarket company that is a subsidiary of the Bailian Group ( 百联集团).In Traditional ChineseArchive
: "註冊和辦公地點 中國註冊地點 中國上海 真光路1258號 7樓713室 中國辦公地點 中國上海 真光路1258號 5至14樓 香港營業地點 香港灣仔告士打道39號 夏慤大廈26至27樓"
G204
** 
G42 (Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway)
* Shanghai Expressways
** 
S5 (Shanghai-Jiading Expressway)
** 
S20(Shanghai Outer Ring Expressway)
* Ring Roads
** Middle Ring Road
** Inner Ring Road
* Main Roads
** North Zhongshan Road
** Langao Road
** Xincun Road
** Caoyang Road
** Wuning Road
** Jinshajiang Road
** Qilianshan Road
** South Qilianshan Road
** Meichuan Road
** Taopu Road
** Jiaotong Road
** Moganshan Road
** Ningxia Road
** Daduhe Road
** Zhenbei Road
** Cao'an Highway
** Zhennan Road
** Gulang Road
: "註冊和辦公地點 中國註冊地點 中國上海 真光路1258號 7樓713室 中國辦公地點 中國上海 真光路1258號 5至14樓 香港營業地點 香港灣仔告士打道39號 夏慤大廈26至27樓"
Population
In 2009, the region's total registered population was 872,600. The natural growth rate of households was -1.99‰. At the end of 2009, there was a resident population of 1,135,900. The Putuo district is home to populations representing 44 minorities, the largest of whom are ChineseMuslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
s from the country's northwest. They account for a total minority population of 70%.
Education
In 2014, 100% of children residing in Putuo District are enrolled in compulsory education, and 97.88% are enrolled in high schools. There are 25 mainstream primary schools, with 34,143 students enrolled, 47 mainstream high schools with 27,542 students enrolled, 77 nurseries and kindergartens with 27,382 student enrolled, 1 vocational school with 1529 students enrolled, 2 special education schools with 429 students enrolled and 1 work-study school with 13 students enrolled.Primary schools
Public
* Shanghai Putuo District Changzheng Central Primary School * Shanghai Putuo District New Putuo Primary School * Shanghai Putuo District Caoyang Experimental Primary School * Shanghai Putuo District Zhenruwenying Central Primary School * Shanghai Putuo District Yangjia Bridge Primary School * Shanghai Putuo District Zhenru Primary School No. 3 * Shanghai Putuo District Zhenguang Primary School * Shanghai Putuo District Lianjian Primary School * Shanghai Putuo District Shude Primary School * Shanghai Putuo District Hengde Primary School * Shanghai Putuo District Taopu Central Primary School * Shanghai Putuo District Hui People Primary School * Shanghai Putuo District Wuning Road Primary School * Shanghai Putuo District Lujiazhai Primary School * Shanghai Putuo District North Zhongshan Road Primary School No. 1 * Shanghai Putuo District Xunyang Road Primary School * Shanghai Putuo District Guanlongxincun Primary School * Shanghai Putuo District Pingli Road Primary School No. 1 * Shanghai Putuo District Hutaixincun Primary School No. 1 * Shanghai Putuo District Huayin Primary School * Shanghai Putuo District Chaochun Central Primary School * Shanghai Putuo District Caoyangxincun Primary School No. 6 * East China Normal University Primary School * Shanghai Putuo District Jinshajiang Road Primary SchoolPrivate
* Shanghai Jinzhou Primary SchoolMiddle schools
* Shanghai Wuning Middle School * Shanghai Huayin Middle School * Shanghai Beihai Middle School * Shanghai Yanhe Middle School * Shanghai Xinglong Middle School * Shanghai Nujiang Middle School * East China Normal University Affiliated High School No. 4 * Shanghai Normal University Affiliated Experimental School No. 2 * Shanghai Zhenbei High School * Shanghai Putuo District Education Department Affiliated High School * Shanghai Xinyang High School * Shanghai Meilong Middle School * Shanghai Lantian High School * Shanghai Yuhua High School * Shanghai Luochuan School * Shanghai Caoyang Affiliated Middle School No. 2 * Shanghai Jinyuan Affiliated Advanced High School * Shanghai Yichuan Affiliated Middle School * Shanghai Putuo District Affiliated Middle School * Shanghai Caoyang Affiliated Middle School * Shanghai Jiangning School * Shanghai Guangxin School * Shanghai Tongchuan School * Shanghai Shatian School * East China Normal University Affiliated Foreign Languages Experimental School * Shanghai Zizhang Middle School * Shanghai Zhongyuan Experimental School * Shanghai Wanlicheng Experimental School * Shanghai International Studies University Shangyang Foreign Languages School * Shanghai Wenda School * Shanghai New Huangpu Experimental School * Shanghai Jinding School * Shanghai Conservatory of Music Affiliated Anshun Experimental Middle School * Shanghai Taopu School * Shanghai Caoyang Middle School No. 9 * Shanghai Caoyang Middle School * Tongji University Affiliated Middle School No. 2 * Shanghai Ganquan Foreign Languages Middle School * Shanghai Changzheng Middle School * Shanghai Jinhua Private Middle School * Shanghai Peijia Bilingual School * Shanghai Caoyang Middle School No. 2 * Shanghai Jinyuan Advanced School * Shanghai Yichuan Middle School * Shanghai Zhenru Middle School * Shanghai Tongbai Advanced Middle SchoolHigher education
*East China Normal University
East China Normal University (ECNU) is a comprehensive Public university, public research university in Shanghai, China. It was formed in 1951 by the merger of the Great China University (est. 1924) and Kwang Hua University (est. 1925) and origin ...
(North Zhongshan Road Campus)
* Tonji University (Huxi Campus)
* Shanghai University of Engineering Science
Shanghai University of Engineering Science (SUES; ) is a public university located in Shanghai, China. It was originally established in 1978 under the name of Shanghai Jiao Tong University Electrical & Mechanical Branch () and merged with a bra ...
(Xincun Road Campus)
Special education
* Shanghai Putuo District Qixing School * Shanghai Chengyuan Middle School * Shanghai Putuo District Ganlin Primary Technology Vocational SchoolTransportation
Train
Shanghai Railway Bureau
TheShanghai West Railway Station
Shanghaixi (Shanghai West) railway station () is a railway station in the Putuo District of Shanghai which in the past, lost its importance as a result of Shanghai railway station further to the east. It has, however, been recently redeveloped. ...
operated by the Shanghai Railway Bureau
China Railway Shanghai Group, officially abbreviated as CR Shanghai or CR-Shanghai, formerly, Shanghai Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway (formerly the Ministry of Railways). As of 2007, t ...
is located within Putuo District. The station serves the:
* Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity High-Speed Railway, and the;
* Beijing-Shanghai Railway.
Shanghai Metro
Putuo District is currently served by seven metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro: * and - Jinshajiang Road , Caoyang Road , Zhenping Road , Zhongtan Road * - Xincun Road, Langao Road, Zhenping Road , Changshou Road * - Longde Road , Caoyang Road , Fengqiao Road, Zhenru ,Shanghai West Railway Station
Shanghaixi (Shanghai West) railway station () is a railway station in the Putuo District of Shanghai which in the past, lost its importance as a result of Shanghai railway station further to the east. It has, however, been recently redeveloped. ...
, Liziyuan, Qilianshan Road, Wuwei Road, Taopu Xincun
* - South Qilianshan Road, Zhenbei Road, Daduhe Road , Jinshajiang Road , Longde Road , Wuning Road , Changshou Road , Jiangning Road.
* - Zhenguang Road, Tongchuan Road , Zhenru , Zhongning Road, Caoyang Road station , Wuning Road
* - Qi'an Road, Gulang Road, East Wuwei Road, Shanghai West Railway Station
Shanghaixi (Shanghai West) railway station () is a railway station in the Putuo District of Shanghai which in the past, lost its importance as a result of Shanghai railway station further to the east. It has, however, been recently redeveloped. ...
, Tongchuan Road , North Meiling Road, Daduhe Road , Changfeng Park
Changfeng Park (; ; literally: Park of Far Off Wind) is a landscaped park in the west of Shanghai, China. The size of the park is 364,000 square meters. It features an artificial lake, Yinchu Lake, and an artificial hill, Tiebi Hill. There are va ...
Bus
There are 34 public diesel bus routes, 4 electric bus routes and 85 long-distance bus routes running through Putuo District.Important Roadways
* National Highways ** G204
** G312
China National Highway 312 (312国道), also referred to as Route 312 or The Mother Road, is a key east-west route beginning in Shanghai and ending at Khorgas, Xinjiang in the Ili River valley, on the border with Kazakhstan. In total it spans , p ...
* National Expressways
** G42 (Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway)
* Shanghai Expressways
** S5 (Shanghai-Jiading Expressway)
** S20(Shanghai Outer Ring Expressway)
* Ring Roads
** Middle Ring Road
** Inner Ring Road
* Main Roads
** North Zhongshan Road
** Langao Road
** Xincun Road
** Caoyang Road
** Wuning Road
** Jinshajiang Road
** Qilianshan Road
** South Qilianshan Road
** Meichuan Road
** Taopu Road
** Jiaotong Road
** Moganshan Road
** Ningxia Road
** Daduhe Road
** Zhenbei Road
** Cao'an Highway
** Zhennan Road
** Gulang Road
Public facilities
Parks
* Changfeng Park * Suzhou River Mengqingyuan Environmental Park * Weilai Island Park * Xianghe Park * Lanxi Youth Park * Yichuan Park * Changshou Park * Guanlong Park * Putuo Park * Caoyang Park * Zhenguang Park * Meichuan Park * Hutai Park * Haitang Park * Ganquan Park * Zhenru ParkPost offices
In March 2012, the Shanghai Post Putuo District Postal Bureau was established. Due to regulations set out by the Chinese government, in March 2014, the bureau was renamed to Shanghai Post Putuo District Branch. * Putuo Post Office Sub-Branch ** Yejiazhai Post Office ** Changhua Road Post Office * Hutai Post Office Sub-Branch ** Yichuan Post Office ** Ganquan Post Office * Caoyangxincun Post Office Sub-Branch ** East China Normal University Post Office ** Changfengyicun Post Office * Shiquan Post Office Sub-Branch * Wuning Road Post Office Sub-Branch ** Zhenping Post Office * Taopu Post Office Sub-Branch ** Tiedao University Post Office ** West Wuwei Road Post Office ** Hongmian Road Post Office * Zhengru Post Office Sub-Branch ** Beishi Road Post Office ** Zhenguang Post Office ** Wanli Post OfficeReferences
Further reading
*External links
* {{Coord, 31.2553, N, 121.396, E, type:adm2nd_region:CN-31_source:kolossus-euwiki, display=t Districts of Shanghai