Pidu, Chengdu

Pidu
郫都区
District of Pidu, City of Chengdu
Pidu is located in Sichuan
Pidu
Pidu
Location in Sichuan
Pidu is located in China
Pidu
Pidu
Pidu (China)
Coordinates: 30°48′18″N 103°52′52″E / 30.805°N 103.881°E / 30.805; 103.881[1]
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Sub-provincial cityChengdu
District seatPitong Subdistrict
Area
 • Total437.5 km2 (168.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total756,047
 • Density1,726/km2 (4,470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
6117XX
Websitepixian.gov.cn
Pidu, Chengdu
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPídū
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPíxiàn

Pidu District (郫都区), formerly known as Pi County or Pixian[a], is a district of the City of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, China. It presently covers an area of 437.5 square kilometers (168.9 sq mi), with a total population of 756,047 during the 2010 census. It was formerly known as the source of the best tobacco in Sichuan and is now well known for its doubanjiang, a type of spicy fermented bean sauce.[4] It was established from the former Pi County by an approval from the State Council on November 24, 2016.[5]

  1. ^ "Pixian" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ 我市2010年第六次全国人口普查数据公报 (in Simplified Chinese). Government of Chengdu. 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  3. ^ Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), "China" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
  4. ^ "Doubanjiang-Chili Bean Paste: Sichuan's Secret Weapon". malaeats.com. 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  5. ^ 郫都区历史沿革 (in Simplified Chinese). xzqh.org. 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2019-07-19.


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