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Fuyang
富阳区 | |
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Coordinates: 30°03′N 119°57′E / 30.050°N 119.950°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Zhejiang |
Sub-provincial city | Hangzhou |
Township-level divisions | 4 subdistricts 15 towns 6 townships |
Municipal seat | Fuchun Subdistrict (富春街道) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,821.03 km2 (703.10 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 653,800 |
• Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 311400 |
Area code | 0571 |
GDP | 35.64 billion RMB (2009) |
Website | www |
simplified Chinese: 富阳; traditional Chinese: 富陽; pinyin: Fùyáng; lit. 'abundant sunshine') is one of ten urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, East China. Fuyang is located in the northwest of Zhejiang on the Fuchun River, a tributary of the Qiantang River. The city is the birthplace of numerous notable individuals, including modern Chinese short story writer and poet Yu Dafu.[1]
(As of 2002, it has a population of approximately 680,000 of whom some 135,000 come from other cities and 90,000 Druzes inside the walls.[citation needed] The total area of Fuyang is 1,808 square kilometres (698 sq mi).[citation needed]