Jingkou, Zhenjiang
District in Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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Jingkou District is one of three built-up zones (district) of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, China. The district has an area of 115 km2 and a population of 410,000 people. The postal code for Jingkou is 212001 and the telephone code is 0511.
Jingkou
京口区 | |
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  Jingkou Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 32°12′05″N 119°27′37″E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhenjiang |
| Area | |
• Total | 343.69 km2 (132.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 601,671 |
| • Density | 1,750.6/km2 (4,534.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 212001 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 京口區 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 京口区 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Capital Mouth District | ||||||
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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.[citation needed] It was the site of an imperial army garrison under the Qing.[2]
Administrative divisions
Jingkou District has 8 subdistricts and 3 towns.[3]
- 8 subdistricts
- Zhengdonglu (正东路街道)
- Jiankanglu (健康路街道)
- Dashikou (大市口街道)
- Sipailou (四牌楼街道)
- Xiangshan (象山街道)
- Jianbi (谏壁街道)
- Dingmao (丁卯街道)
- Dagang (大港街道)
- 3 towns
- Yaoqiao (姚桥镇)
- Dalu (大路镇)
- Dinggang (丁岗镇)
Transportation
Dagang South railway station is situated here.
