Jingkou, Zhenjiang

Jingkou 京口区
District
Jingkou Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 32°12′05″N 119°27′37″E[1]
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city	Zhenjiang
Area
• Total	343.69 km^2 (132.70 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	601,671
• Density	1,800/km^2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	212001

Jingkou, Zhenjiang
Traditional Chinese	京口區
Simplified Chinese	京口区
Literal meaning	Capital Mouth District
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jīngkǒu Qū

Sunrise in Jingkou

Jingkou District is one of three built-up zones (district) of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, China. The district has an area of 115 km² and a population of 410,000 people. The postal code for Jingkou is 212001 and the telephone code is 0511.

In recent years, it was split to form Zhenjiang New Area (镇江新区) which is divided to 2 subdistricts (Dagang Subdistrict (大港街道), Dingmao Subdistrict (丁卯街道)) and 3 towns (Dalu (大路镇), Yaoqiao (姚桥镇), Dinggang (丁岗镇)).

History

Jingkou was the site of the original meeting place between the Grand Canal and the Yangtze River.^{[citation needed]} It was the site of an imperial army garrison under the Qing.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Jingkou District has 8 subdistricts and 3 towns.^[3]

8 subdistricts

Zhengdonglu (正东路街道) Jiankanglu (健康路街道) Dashikou (大市口街道) Sipailou (四牌楼街道)

Xiangshan (象山街道) Jianbi (谏壁街道) Dingmao (丁卯街道) Dagang (大港街道)

3 towns

• Yaoqiao (姚桥镇)
• Dalu (大路镇)
• Dinggang (丁岗镇)

Transportation

Dagang South railway station is situated here.

References

1. "Jingkou" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
2. Cassel, Pär (2003), "Excavating Extraterritoriality: The "Judicial Sub-Prefect" as a Prototype for the Mixed Court in Shanghai", Late Imperial China, vol. 24, pp. 156–182.
3. "镇江市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.