Jianye, Nanjing
District in Jiangsu, China
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Jianye District (simplified Chinese: 建邺区; traditional Chinese: 建鄴區; pinyin: Jiànyè Qū) is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China.[1]
Jianye
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  Jianye Location in Jiangsu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 32°01′28″N 118°42′39″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Province | Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sub-provincial city | Nanjing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• Total | 82 km2 (32 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Population (2020 census) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Total | 534,257 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • Density | 6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal code | 210019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area code | 025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | njjy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History
Administrative subdivisions
Jianye has administrative jurisdiction over the following 6 subdistricts:
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[3] | Area (km2) |
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| Mochouhu Subdistrict | 莫愁湖街道 | Mòchóuhú Jiēdào | 125,765 | 4.3 |
| Shazhou Subdistrict | 沙洲街道 | Shāzhōu Jiēdào | 56,474 | 11.7 |
| Shuangzha Subdistrict | 双闸街道 | Shuāngzhá Jiēdào | 19,560 | 17 |
| Jiangxinzhou Subdistrict | 江心洲街道 | Jiāngxīnzhōu Jiēdào | 20,865 | 14.3 |
| Xinglong Subdistrict | 兴隆街道 | Xīnglóng Jiēdào | 67,274 | 8.21 |
| Nanyuan Subdistrict | 南苑街道 | Nányuàn Jiēdào | 110,596 | 3.2 |
- Defunct - Binhu Subdistrict (滨湖街道) & Nanhu Subdistrict (南湖街道) both subdistricts merged with Mochu Subdistrict that formerly part of Gulou District to form Mochouhu Subdistrict under Jianye.
The Jianye district is responsible for the administration of the following urban areas:[4]
| Direction | Place | Image | Comments |
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| North | Mochouhu Subdistrict / Binhu Subdistrict (莫愁湖街道) / (滨湖街道) |  | Northeast area, near and including Mochou Lake |
| Nanyuan Subdistrict (南苑街道) | South of the Mochou Lake area.[5] | ||
| Shazhou Subdistrict (沙洲街道) |  | West of the Mochou Lake area. Including the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Wall. | |
| Center | Hexi (河西中央商务区) |  | Includes the Nanjing International Expo Center |
| Conference and Tourism Center (江东商业文化旅游中心区) | West of the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center and including the Jinling Riverside Conference Hotel[6] | ||
| Xinglong Subdistrict (兴隆街道) | | Also known as Booming Subdistrict. In the area of the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center.[7] The arena has the capacity for 60,000 people[8] | |
| West | Jiangxin Island (江心洲街道) |  | Also known as Jiangxinzhou and the New Nanjing Eco-Technology Island |
| East | Jianye Metro Technology Park (建邺区新城科技园) | East and southeast of the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center.[9] | |
| South | Shuangzha Subdistrict (双闸街道) | In the southern area of the district.[10] |
Transportation
Rail service is available at the Yuantong Station between Line 1 and Line 2.[11] Line 1 service at Olympic Stadium Station, and Line 2 service at Olympic Stadium East Station, Mochouhu Station, Jiqingmendajie Station, Xinglongdajie Station, Yurundajie Station, and Youfangqiao Station of the Nanjing Metro.[12]
Jiangxin Island may be reached via the Yingtian Street Elevated Bridge,[13] which is a 760-metre (2,490 ft) bridge that connects the island, and its YOG Forest Park, to the mainland at the Nanjing International Expo Center, one of the sites for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. It is the first pedestrian bridge to cross the Yangtze.[14]
Economy
Everbright International has its Nanjing office in Lianqiang International Mansion (联强国际大厦) in Jianye District.[15]
See also
- Education
