Wujiang District (;
Suzhounese: ''Wukaon Chiu''), formerly Wujiang City, is one of five urban districts in
Suzhou
Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trade ...
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Jiangsu province. As the southernmost
county-level division of Jiangsu, it borders
Shanghai to the northeast and
Zhejiang province to the south and southwest. The total area of Wujiang is 1176.68 square kilometers, with a population of 1.5 million. Wujiang is currently one of the most economically successful cities in China. Songling (), a town located at the centre of Wujiang, serves as the seat of the district government.
Geography
A portion of
Lake Tai is situated in Wujiang district. Numerous historical canals are located in Wujiang district. Historic Lili village is located in Wujiang. The government has announced that Wujiang will be designated as Taihu New City.
Administration divisions
In the present, Wujiang District has 1 subdistrict and 8 towns.
Subdistrict
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Binhu ()
Town
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Lili ()
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Qidu ()
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Pingwang ()
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Songling ()
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Taoyuan ()
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Tongli ()
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Zhenze ()
Economy
Wujiang currently ranks as one of the most economically successful cities in China. Its GDP in 2007 was 61.8 billion yuan, an increase of 24.4% from 2006. The GDP per capita reached 78,149 yuan (ca. US$10,700) in 2007, an increase of 21.6% from the previous year. The city is home to more than 1,300 foreign enterprises with a total registered investment of US$10 billion.
Sports
The 15,000-capacity Wujiang Stadium is located in the Wujiang District. It is used mostly for
association football.
Twin towns – sister cities
Wujiang has eight
sister cities:
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Chiba
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Places China
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Japan
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** Chiba Station, a train station
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Hwaseong, South Korea
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Marlboro, United States
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Mogale, South Africa
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Südwestpfalz, Germany
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Uchinada, Japan
See also
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Tongli
References
External links
Wujiang City English guide(Jiangsu.NET)
*http://www.foho.gov.cn/cn/newsqye.aspx
*http://www.jshb.gov.cn/jshbw/wrfz/qjsc/zdqysh/201011/t20101101_162581.html
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County-level divisions of Jiangsu
Administrative divisions of Suzhou