Xinwu
新吴区 | |
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Coordinates: 31°31′03″N 120°23′13″E / 31.51750°N 120.38694°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jiangsu |
Prefecture-level city | Wuxi |
Area | |
• Total | 220 km2 (80 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 570,700 |
• Density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal Code | 214028 |
Xinwu District (simplified Chinese: 新吴区; traditional Chinese: 新吳區; pinyin: Xīnwú Qū) is one of five urban districts of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Located in the delta hinterland of the Yangtze River to the southeast of center Wuxi, the district has an area of 219 square kilometres (85 sq mi) and a total population of 536,807. Before 2015, Xinwu was officially known as the Wuxi New District, a national-level development area. It has been viewed as the economic engine behind the opening-up of Wuxi and a center of scientific innovation and industrial transformation.[1]