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Binhu, Wuxi

Coordinates: 31°31′40″N 120°17′03″E / 31.5278°N 120.2843°E / 31.5278; 120.2843
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Binhu
滨湖区
Lingshan Town Nianhua Bay
Lingshan Town Nianhua Bay
Binhu is located in Jiangsu
Binhu
Binhu
Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates (Binhu District government): 31°31′40″N 120°17′03″E / 31.5278°N 120.2843°E / 31.5278; 120.2843
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangsu
Prefecture-level cityWuxi
Area
 • Total608.58 km2 (234.97 sq mi)
 • Land572 km2 (221 sq mi)
Population
 • Total504,000
 • Density830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
214100
Websitehttp://www.jiangsu.gov.cn/col/col49048/index.html

Binhu District (simplified Chinese: 滨湖区; traditional Chinese: 濱湖區; pinyin: Bīnhú Qū) is one of six urban districts of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.

Located in the delta hinterland of the Yangtze River to the southwest of Wuxi City, the district has an area of 608.58 square kilometres (234.97 sq mi), of which 262.49 square kilometres (101.35 sq mi) is land, and a total population of 310,000.

Binhu district is the cradle of the ancient Wu culture and the birthplace of modern industrial and town-based enterprises.

Administrative divisions

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In the present, Binhu District has 9 subdistricts.[1]

9 subdistricts

Education

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Wuxi International School (WIS; 无锡国际学校) currently occupies a campus in Binhu District.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "无锡市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ^ "Contact Us Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine" (https://www.webcitation.org/6XTLM9Ppn?url=http://www.wids.cn/about/contact/ Archive]). Wuxi International School. Retrieved on April 2, 2015. "No.8, Wan Xin Road, Bin Hu District, Wuxi City, Jiang Su Province"