Putuo District, Shanghai

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Location within Shanghai.

Renaissance Shanghai Putuo Hotel sign.

Putuo District (simplified Chinese: 普陀区; traditional Chinese: 普陀區, Shanghainese: phu²du¹ chiu¹, Mandarin pinyin: Pǔtuó Qū)is a municipal district,54.83 km² (21.17 sq mi) located northwest of the central area of Shanghai, China.^[1]

Overview

Putuo cover area of 54.83 square kilometers (21.17 sq mi). The name comes from the territory of Putuo Road. Suzhou Creek crosses the Putuo area. The Shanghai Putuo District People's Government is in Daduhe Road.

The Zhenru Temple, Jade Buddha Temple, and Changfeng Park are located here. The Shanghai West Train Station is in Putuo District.^[2] East China Normal University has a Putuo campus.

Administrative division

The Putuo District has six street offices and three towns:^{[citation needed]}

• Street offices: Changshou Road, Caoyang new village, Changfeng new village, Yichuan Road, Ganquan Road, Shiquan Road.
• Towns: Zhenru, Changzheng, Taopu.

Population

In 2009, the region's total registered population was 872,600.^{[citation needed]} The natural growth rate of households was -1.99‰. At the end of 2009, there was a resident population of 1,135,900. The Putuo district is home to populations representing 44 minorities, the largest of whom are Chinese Muslims from the country's northwest. They account for a total minority population of 70%.

References

Shanghai portal

Coordinates: 31°15′19″N 121°23′46″E / 31.2553°N 121.396°E / 31.2553; 121.396

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