Putuo District, Shanghai

Putuo District (simplified Chinese: 普陀区; traditional Chinese: 普陀區; pinyin: Pǔtuó Qū; Shanghainese: phu2 du1 chiu1), is a municipal district of Shanghai Municipality, People's Republic of China.[1] It covers an area of 54.83 km2 (21.17 sq mi). Putuo District borders Baoshan District to the north, Jing'an District to the east and south east, Changning District to the south west and Jiading District to the west.

For the district in Zhejiang province, see Putuo District, Zhoushan.
Putuo

普陀区
District
Putuo in Shanghai
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityShanghai
Area
 • Total55.47 km2 (21.42 sq mi)
Population
 • Total879,213 people (on the Shanghai Hukou Register)
1,288,881 people (residents)
 • Density15,651/km2 (40,540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
200060
Websitewww.ptq.sh.gov.cn
Putuo District
Simplified Chinese普陀区
Traditional Chinese普陀區
Renaissance Shanghai Putuo Hotel sign.

Overview

The name of Putuo District comes from Putuo Road, located within the district. Suzhou Creek crosses the Putuo District and makes up the eastern boundary of the area, shared by Jing'an District. The Shanghai Putuo District People's Government is located on Daduhe Road.

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

Administrative divisions
Further information: List of township-level divisions of Shanghai

Putuo District has eight subdistricts and two townships. Below is a list of subdistricts and towns in Putuo District.

NameChineseHanyu PinyinShanghainese RomanizationPopulation (2010)[3]Area (km2)
Caoyang Xincun Subdistrict曹杨新村街道Cáoyáng Xīncūn Jiēdàodzo yan sin tsen ka do98,2671.36
Changfeng Xincun Subdistrict长风新村街道Chángfēng Xīncūn Jiēdàodzan tzan fon sin tsen ka do120,9205.80
Changshou Road Subdistrict长寿路街道Chángshòulù Jiēdàodzan tzan zoe lu ka do128,6473.98
Ganquan Road Subdistrict甘泉路街道Gānquánlù Jiēdàokeu dzi lu ka do112,4982.34
Shiquan Road Subdistrict石泉路街道Shíquánlù Jiēdàozaq dzi lu ka do120,2173.48
Yichuan Road Subdistrict宜川路街道Yíchuānlù Jiēdàognij tseu lu ka do111,1852.22
Zhenruzhen Subdistrict真如镇街道Zhēnrúzhèn Jiēdàotzen zyu tzen ka do172,3976.09
Wanli Subdistrict万里街道Wànlǐ Jiēdàove lij ka do229,9253.30
Changzheng town长征镇Chángzhēng Zhèntzan tzen tzen7.67
Taopu town桃浦镇Táopǔ Zhèndo phu tzen194,80018.83

Economy

O.C.T. Mami, a Chinese maternity wear brand, has its headquarters in the district.[4]

Lianhua Supermarket has its Shanghai office in the district.[5]

Population

In 2009, the region's total registered population was 872,600. 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%.

Education

In 2014, 100% of children residing in Putuo District are enrolled in compulsory education, and 97.88% are enrolled in high schools.

There are 25 mainstream primary schools, with 34,143 students enrolled, 47 mainstream high schools with 27,542 students enrolled, 77 nurseries and kindergartens with 27,382 student enrolled, 1 vocational school with 1529 students enrolled, 2 special education schools with 429 students enrolled and 1 work-study school with 13 students enrolled.

Public
  • Shanghai Putuo District Changzheng Central Primary School
  • Shanghai Putuo District New Putuo Primary School
  • Shanghai Putuo District Caoyang Experimental Primary School
  • Shanghai Putuo District Zhenruwenying Central Primary School
  • Shanghai Putuo District Yangjia Bridge Primary School
  • Shanghai Putuo District Zhenru Primary School No. 3
  • Shanghai Putuo District Zhenguang Primary School
  • Shanghai Putuo District Lianjian Primary School
  • Shanghai Putuo District Shude Primary School
  • Shanghai Putuo District Hengde Primary School
  • Shanghai Putuo District Taopu Central Primary School
  • Shanghai Putuo District Hui People Primary School
  • Shanghai Putuo District Wuning Road Primary School
  • Shanghai Putuo District Lujiazhai Primary School
  • Shanghai Putuo District North Zhongshan Road Primary School No. 1
  • Shanghai Putuo District Xunyang Road Primary School
  • Shanghai Putuo District Guanlongxincun Primary School
  • Shanghai Putuo District Pingli Road Primary School No. 1
  • Shanghai Putuo District Hutaixincun Primary School No. 1
  • Shanghai Putuo District Huayin Primary School
  • Shanghai Putuo District Chaochun Central Primary School
  • Shanghai Putuo District Caoyangxincun Primary School No. 6
  • East China Normal University Primary School
  • Shanghai Putuo District Jinshajiang Road Primary School

Private
  • Shanghai Jinzhou Primary School

Middle schools
  • Shanghai Wuning Middle School
  • Shanghai Huayin Middle School
  • Shanghai Beihai Middle School
  • Shanghai Yanhe Middle School
  • Shanghai Xinglong Middle School
  • Shanghai Nujiang Middle School
  • East China Normal University Affiliated High School No. 4
  • Shanghai Normal University Affiliated Experimental School No. 2
  • Shanghai Zhenbei High School
  • Shanghai Putuo District Education Department Affiliated High School
  • Shanghai Xinyang High School
  • Shanghai Meilong Middle School
  • Shanghai Lantian High School
  • Shanghai Yuhua High School
  • Shanghai Luochuan School
  • Shanghai Caoyang Affiliated Middle School No. 2
  • Shanghai Jinyuan Affiliated Advanced High School
  • Shanghai Yichuan Affiliated Middle School
  • Shanghai Putuo District Affiliated Middle School
  • Shanghai Caoyang Affiliated Middle School
  • Shanghai Jiangning School
  • Shanghai Guangxin School
  • Shanghai Tongchuan School
  • Shanghai Shatian School
  • East China Normal University Affiliated Foreign Languages Experimental School
  • Shanghai Zizhang Middle School
  • Shanghai Zhongyuan Experimental School
  • Shanghai Wanlicheng Experimental School
  • Shanghai International Studies University Shangyang Foreign Languages School
  • Shanghai Wenda School
  • Shanghai New Huangpu Experimental School
  • Shanghai Jinding School
  • Shanghai Conservatory of Music Affiliated Anshun Experimental Middle School
  • Shanghai Taopu School
  • Shanghai Caoyang Middle School No. 9
  • Shanghai Caoyang Middle School
  • Tongji University Affiliated Middle School No. 2
  • Shanghai Ganquan Foreign Languages Middle School
  • Shanghai Changzheng Middle School
  • Shanghai Jinhua Private Middle School
  • Shanghai Peijia Bilingual School
  • Shanghai Caoyang Middle School No. 2
  • Shanghai Jinyuan Advanced School
  • Shanghai Yichuan Middle School
  • Shanghai Zhenru Middle School
  • Shanghai Tongbai Advanced Middle School

Higher education

Special education
  • Shanghai Putuo District Qixing School
  • Shanghai Chengyuan Middle School
  • Shanghai Putuo District Ganlin Primary Technology Vocational School

Transportation

Shanghai Railway Bureau

The Shanghai West Railway Station operated by the Shanghai Railway Bureau is located within Putuo District. The station serves the:

Shanghai Metro

Putuo District is currently served by five metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro:

Bus

There are 34 public diesel bus routes, 4 electric bus routes and 85 long-distance bus routes running through Putuo District.

Important Roadways

Public facilities

Parks
  • Changfeng Park
  • Suzhou River Mengqingyuan Environmental Park
  • Weilai Island Park
  • Xianghe Park
  • Lanxi Youth Park
  • Yichuan Park
  • Changshou Park
  • Guanlong Park
  • Putuo Park
  • Caoyang Park
  • Zhenguang Park
  • Meichuan Park
  • Hutai Park
  • Haitang Park
  • Ganquan Park
  • Zhenru Park

Post offices

In March 2012, the Shanghai Post Putuo District Postal Bureau was established. Due to regulations set out by the Chinese government, in March 2014, the bureau was renamed to Shanghai Post Putuo District Branch.

  • Putuo Post Office Sub-Branch
    • Yejiazhai Post Office
    • Changhua Road Post Office
  • Hutai Post Office Sub-Branch
    • Yichuan Post Office
    • Ganquan Post Office
  • Caoyangxincun Post Office Sub-Branch
    • East China Normal University Post Office
    • Changfengyicun Post Office
  • Shiquan Post Office Sub-Branch
  • Wuning Road Post Office Sub-Branch
    • Zhenping Post Office
  • Taopu Post Office Sub-Branch
    • Tiedao University Post Office
    • West Wuwei Road Post Office
    • Hongmian Road Post Office
  • Zhengru Post Office Sub-Branch
    • Beishi Road Post Office
    • Zhenguang Post Office
    • Wanli Post Office

References
  1. "Shanghai Putuo". Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  2. "Putuo District: Shanghai". Nile Guide. Retrieved April 20, 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (2012). 中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料 (1 ed.). Beijing: China Statistics Print. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
  4. "Contact Us Archived 2015-03-25 at the Wayback Machine." O.C.T. Mami. Retrieved on May 20, 2015. "地址：上海市普陀区金沙江路1340弄172支弄A区16号楼2-3楼 （新曹杨高新技术工业园 ）"
  5. "Annual Report 2013 (Archive). Lianhua Supermarket. p. 3 (5/187). Retrieved on 17 August 2014. "Registered and Business office Registered office in the PRC Room 713, 7th Floor No. 1258 Zhen Guang Road Shanghai, PRC Place of Business in the PRC 5th to 14th Floors No. 1258 Zhen Guang Road Shanghai, PRC Place of Business in Hong Kong 26th to 27th Floors Harcourt Building 39 Gloucester Road Wanchai Hong Kong" - In Traditional Chinese (Archive): "註冊和辦公地點 中國註冊地點 中國上海 真光路1258號 7樓713室 中國辦公地點 中國上海 真光路1258號 5至14樓 香港營業地點 香港灣仔告士打道39號 夏慤大廈26至27樓"

Further reading
  • "Putuo District". Encyclopedia of Shanghai. Shanghai Municipal Government. 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2013-03-06.

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