Jinfeng District

Jinfeng District (simplified Chinese: 金凤区; traditional Chinese: 金鳳區; pinyin: Jīnfèng Qū; Wade–Giles: Chin-fêng Ch’ü; lit. 'golden phoenix') is one of three urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Northwest China. It has a total area of 290 km2 (110 sq mi), and, according to the 2010 China Census, a population of 282,554 people.[1]

Jinfeng

金凤区
District
Jinfeng in Yinchuan
Yinchuan in Ningxia
Coordinates: 38°28′27″N 106°14′20″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionNingxia
Prefecture-level cityYinchuan
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Characteristics

Jinfeng District has developed industry in recent years. Industry in the district is divided into the New Material Industrial Park, the New High-Tech Industrial Park, the Specialized Medicine Industrial Park, and the Comprehensive Industrial Park. The district forms one of the cores of Yinchuan's industrial economy. The district government is located on East Xinxia Road, and the district's postal code is 750011. In 2006, Yinchuan's city-level government moved from Xingqing District to Jinfeng District, so Jinfeng District will become the administrative center of Yinchuan in the future.

Administrative divisions

Jinfeng District has 5 subdistricts and 2 townships.

5 subdistricts
  • Changchengzhonglu (长城中路街道)
  • Shanghaixilu (上海西路街道)
  • Beijingzhonglu (北京中路街道)
  • Huanghe Donglu (黄河东路街道)
  • Mancheng Beijie (满城北街街道)
2 towns

References
  1. (in Chinese) Compilation by LianXin website. Data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine


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