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District in Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
Jingkou 京口区
District
Jingkou is located in JiangsuJingkouJingkouLocation in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 32°12′05″N 119°27′37″E / 32.2013°N 119.4602°E / 32.2013; 119.4602
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangsu
Prefecture-level cityZhenjiang
Area
 • Total343.69 km (132.70 sq mi)
Population
 • Total601,671
 • Density1,800/km (4,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code212001
Jingkou, Zhenjiang
Traditional Chinese京口區
Simplified Chinese京口区
Literal meaningCapital Mouth District
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīngkǒu Qū
Sunrise in Jingkou

Jingkou District is one of three built-up zones (district) of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, China. The district has an area of 115 km and a population of 410,000 people. The postal code for Jingkou is 212001 and the telephone code is 0511.

In recent years, it was split to form Zhenjiang New Area (镇江新区) which is divided to 2 subdistricts (Dagang Subdistrict (大港街道), Dingmao Subdistrict (丁卯街道)) and 3 towns (Dalu (大路镇), Yaoqiao (姚桥镇), Dinggang (丁岗镇)).

History

Jingkou was the site of the original meeting place between the Grand Canal and the Yangtze River. It was the site of an imperial army garrison under the Qing.

Administrative divisions

Jingkou District has 8 subdistricts and 3 towns.

8 subdistricts
3 towns

Transportation

Dagang South railway station is situated here.

References

  1. "Jingkou" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. Cassel, Pär (2003), "Excavating Extraterritoriality: The "Judicial Sub-Prefect" as a Prototype for the Mixed Court in Shanghai", Late Imperial China, vol. 24, pp. 156–182.
  3. "镇江市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
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