Binhu, Wuxi
Binhu
滨湖区 | |
|---|---|
Lingshan Town Nianhua Bay | |
Binhu Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates (Binhu District government): 31°31′40″N 120°17′03″E / 31.5278°N 120.2843°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Wuxi |
| Area | |
• Total | 608.58 km2 (234.97 sq mi) |
| • Land | 572 km2 (221 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 504,000 |
| • Density | 881/km2 (2,280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 214100 |
| Website | http://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 and the municipal seat 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.