Pulandian District () is one of the seven districts under the administration of
Dalian
Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on ...
, located in the south of
Liaoning
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province,
People's Republic of China
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. Its area is and its permanent population is 741,230.
The district borders the
prefecture-level city
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During the Republican era, many of Chi ...
of
Yingkou to the north.
Geography
Pulandian District is located in the northern part of Dalian on the
Liaodong Peninsula. It covers an area of 6968 square kilometers. It borders
Zhuanghe
Zhuanghe () is one of the two "northern county-level cities", the other being Wafangdian, under the administration of Dalian, located in the south of Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. Its area is and its permanent population is ...
to the east,
Wafangdian to the west,
Jinzhou District
Jinzhou District () is one of the seven districts of Dalian, Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. It is located about northeast of the city centre and facing the Bohai Sea to the west as well as the Korea Bay to the east and has a lon ...
to the south and
Greater Yingkou to the north. Its area is 2923 square kilometres.
Pulandian has a long coast line on the
Yellow Sea
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in its southeastern part and a short coastline on the
Bohai Sea in its southwestern part.
Administrative divisions
There are 18
subdistricts under the district's administration.
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Subdistricts:
Climate
Demography
Pulandian has a population of 915,595.(est. 2015)
Economy
Pulandian's industries are agriculture, fishing and the three main manufacturing industries: fabrics, electric machinery and food.
Transportation
* Harbin
Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest c ...
-Shenyang
Shenyang (, ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly known as Fengtian () or by its Manchu name Mukden, is a major Chinese sub-provincial city and the provincial capital of Liaoning province. Located in central-north Liaoning, it is the provi ...
-Dalian
Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on ...
Railway
* Harbin-Shenyang-Dalian High Speed Railway (to be completed in 2013)
* Shenyang-Dalian Expressway
References
External links
Pulandian Government website
Dalian Government website
Districts of Dalian
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