Qiaokou, Wuhan

District in Hubei, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Qiaokou District (Chinese: 硚口区; pinyin: Qiáokǒu Qū) is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China. It is situated on the northern (left) bank of the Han River.

CountryPeople's Republic of China

Subdistricts11

Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Websitewww.qiaokou.gov.cn

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Qiaokou 硚口区
District

Qiaokou Location in Hubei
Coordinates: 30°35′46″N 114°13′05″E^[1]^[2]
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hubei
Sub-provincial city	Wuhan
Subdistricts	11
Area ^[3]
• Total	46.39 km² (17.91 sq mi)
Population (2020 census)^[4]^[5]
• Total	666,661
• Density	14,370/km² (37,220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.qiaokou.gov.cn

TraditionalChinese礄口區

SimplifiedChinese硚口区

Literal meaning"Qiao Mouth District"

Hanyu PinyinQiáokǒu Qū

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Qiaokou, Wuhan

Traditional Chinese

礄口區

Simplified Chinese

硚口区

Literal meaning

"Qiao Mouth District"

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Qiáokǒu Qū

Along with Dongxihu, it is the only district of Wuhan to not have any shoreline along the Yangtze River, and it borders Dongxihu to the north, Jianghan to the east, and Hanyang to the south across the Han River. 'Qiaokou' is used as an example of the usage of the rarely used character 礄/硚 in the Contemporary Chinese Dictionary.^[6] It is said that the character 'qiao' refers to stone bridges constructed over the Han River in the Late Qing.^[7]^[8] The district is part of the historical Hankou.

Geography

Administrative divisions

As of 2017, Qiaokou District was divided into eleven subdistricts:^[9]^[10]

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#	Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	English Meaning	Population (2010)^[10]	Area (km²)(2016)^[11]^[12]
Subdistricts
1	Yijia Subdistrict	易家街道	Yìjiā Jiēdào	Yi Family	86,627	9.2
2	Gutian Subdistrict	古田街道	Gǔtián Jiēdào	Old Field		5.5
3	Changfeng Subdistrict	长丰街道	Chángfēng Jiēdào	Perennial harvest	179,152	10.9
4	Hanjiadun Subdistrict	韩家墩街道	Hánjiādūn Jiēdào	Han's Family pier	94,340	4.59
5	Zongguan Subdistrict	宗关街道	Zōngguān Jiēdào	Zong Guan	64,649	4.7
6	Hanshuiqiao Subdistrict	汉水桥街道	Hànshuǐqiáo Jiēdào	Hanshui Bridge	71,776	2.35
7	Baofeng Subdistrict	宝丰街道	Bǎofēng Jiēdào	Treasure abundant	56,647	2.31
8	Ronghua Subdistrict	荣华街道	Rónghuá Jiēdào	Prosperity	50,592	0.82
9	Hanzhong Subdistrict	汉中街道	Hànzhōng Jiēdào	Hanzhong	29,597	1.28
10	Liujiaoting Subdistrict	六角亭街道	Liùjiǎotíng Jiēdào	Six Corner Pavilion	46,285	0.93
11	Hanzheng Subdistrict	汉正街道	Hànzhèng Jiēdào	Hanzheng	113,975	1.67
former	Chongren Subdistrict	崇仁街道	Chóngrén Jiēdào	Venerate Benevolence	36,025

References

[1]
"Qiaokou" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
[2]
"硚口区概况地图_区划地名网".
[3]
"Wuhan Statistical Yearbook 2010" (PDF). Wuhan Statistics Bureau. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
[4]
武汉市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 (in Chinese). Wuhan Statistics Bureau. 2011-05-11. Archived from the original on 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
[5]
"China: Húbĕi (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
[6]
現代漢語詞典(第七版) [Contemporary Chinese Dictionary (Seventh Edition).]. The Commercial Press. 1 September 2016. p. 1052. ISBN 978-7-100-12450-8. 硚(礄) qiáo 1 用于地名:{...}~口(在湖北武汉)。{...}
[7]
武汉卢氏. zhlsw.cn (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2018-12-13. 清末，因港岔交错，建大量石桥，而得名"硚口
[8]
武汉：硚口的由来. Sina Weibo. Retrieved 2018-12-13. 据说用"硚"作地名的，仅湖北武汉市"硚口"和四川自贡市"硚头"而已。其中湖北武汉的"硚口"源于明末建石桥而得名。...后在两河（玉带河和护城河）上总共修筑了37座石桥和木桥，其中有两座石桥因架于玉带河和护城河通往汉水处，分称大、小硚口。而这两座桥因均为石砌，故写作石旁"硚"。至于那两座桥叫什么名字？已无从查考。
[9]
硚口概述 [Overview of Qiaokou] (in Chinese). Qiaokou District People's Government. 4 January 2017. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2017. 全区土地面积41.46平方千米，下辖易家、古田、长丰、韩家墩、宗关、汉水桥、宝丰、荣华、汉中、六角亭、汉正等11个行政街道，130个社区居民委员会和1个村民委员会，常住人口86.49万人。
[10]
硚口区历史沿革 [Historical Development of Qiaokou District] (in Chinese). 行政区划网站 (XZQH). 7 July 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2017. 2010年第六次人口普查，硚口区常住总人口829665人，其中：易家墩街道86627人，韩家墩街道94340人，宗关街道64649人，汉水桥街道71776人，宝丰街道56647人，荣华街道50592人，崇仁街道36025人，汉中街道29597人，汉正街道113975人，六角亭街道46285人，长丰街道179152人。
[11]
(Area numbers taken from the first line of each individual page about the subdistricts.)首页湖北省武汉市硚口区 (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
[12]
《硚口年鉴》（2016年卷） [2016 Qiaokou Almanac] (PDF) (in Simplified Chinese and English). Qiaokou District People's Government. 12 December 2016. p. 235. Retrieved 24 December 2017. 易家街辖区{...}面积 9.2平方千米。{...}p. 238: 古田街{...}辖区面积 5.5平方千米。{...}p.240: 长丰街{...}辖区面积为 10.9平方千米,{...}p.242: 韩家墩街{...}辖区面积 4.59平方千米。{...}p.244: 宗关街{...}辖区面积约 4.7平方千米。{...}p.246: 汉水桥街{...}辖区面积 2.35平方千米，{...}p.249: 宝丰街{...}辖区面积 2.31平方千米。{...}p. 252: 荣华街{...}街域面积 0.82平方千米。{...}p.253: 汉中街{...}辖区面积约为 1.28平方千米，{...}p.254: 六角亭街{...}辖区面积 0.93平方千米，{...}p.256: 汉正街{...}辖区面积 1.67平方千米。{...}

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