Gusu District () is one of five urban
districts
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and the main district of
Suzhou
Suzhou is a major prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, China. As part of the Yangtze Delta megalopolis, it is a major economic center and focal point of trade and commerce.
Founded in 514 BC, Suzhou rapidly grew in size by the ...
,
Jiangsu
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province, China. It was created on 1 September 2012 by the merger of the three former districts of
Canglang,
Pingjiang, and
Jinchang
Jinchang ( zh, c= , p=Jīnchāng) is a prefecture-level city in the centre of Gansu province, People's Republic of China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north. As of the 2020 Chinese census, its population was 438,026 inhabitants, of which 260,3 ...
.
Administrative divisions
As of 2020, Gusu District has the following 8
subdistricts:
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Baiyangwan Subdistrict
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Pingjiang Subdistrict
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Jinchang Subdistrict
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Canglang Subdistrict
Canglang Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. The subdistrict spans an area of , and has a population of 80,111 as of 2017.
History
On March 24, 2017, the subdistrict of Xujiang Subdistrict was merged into ...
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Shuangta Subdistrict
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Huqiu Subdistrict
Huqiu Subdistrict () is a township-level division of Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu
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Sujin Subdistrict
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Wumenqiao Subdistrict
Historical divisions
As of 2011, the three districts which formed Gusu District had 17 subdistricts and 3 towns.
See also
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Guanqian Street
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Pingjiang Road
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Shantang Street
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Tiger Hill
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References
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2012 establishments in China
Administrative divisions of Suzhou
County-level divisions of Jiangsu