Putuo, Zhoushan

Putuo
普陀区
Putuo District is in pink here on the map.
Putuo District is in pink here on the map.
Putuo is located in Zhejiang
Putuo
Putuo
Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 29°54′N 122°23′E / 29.900°N 122.383°E / 29.900; 122.383
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Prefecture-level cityZhoushan
Area
 • Total55.53 km2 (21.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total1,284,700
 • Density23,000/km2 (60,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
200333
Putuo
(the former county)
Chinese普陀
PostalPuto
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPǔtuó
Wade–GilesP'u3-t'o2

Putuo District is a district of Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China with a population of 378,805.

The district used to be a county. In 1987, it was combined with the neighbouring county of Dinghai to form the city of Zhoushan.