Guanshanhu District

Guanshanhu
观山湖区
View from Guanshan Lake Park
View from Guanshan Lake Park
Guanshanhu in Guiyang
Guanshanhu in Guiyang
Guiyang in Guizhou
Guiyang in Guizhou
Coordinates (Guanshanhu District government): 26°36′59″N 106°35′56″E / 26.6163°N 106.5988°E / 26.6163; 106.5988
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityGuiyang
Township-level divisions7 subdistricts, 3 towns
Named forGuanshan Lake
District seatJinyang Subdistrict [zh]
Area
 • Total309.48 km2 (119.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total642,634
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
550081
Area code0851
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20090924084339/http://www.gyjinyang.gov.cn/

Guanshanhu District (simplified Chinese: 观山湖区; traditional Chinese: 觀山湖區; pinyin: Guānshānhú Qū; lit. 'Guanshan Lake District'), formerly the Jinyang New Area (JYND; simplified Chinese: 金阳新区; traditional Chinese: 金陽新區; pinyin: Jīnyáng Xīnqū), is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, in Southwest China. Located to the northwest of Guiyang's city centre,[1]: 500  Guanshanhu District is situated beyond the city's mountains on high-plains interspersed with rolling hills,[2][failed verification] at an average altitude of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft).[1]: 500  The district spans an area of 309.48 square kilometres (119.49 sq mi),[3] and has a population of 642,634 as of 2020.[4]

As a new city district of Guiyang, the Guanshanhu District is focused on government, finance, real estate, high-tech, transportation, aerospace and commercial services.[citation needed] Since its inception in 2001, through the end of 2008, 43 billion yuan was invested in the Guanshanhu District.[citation needed] Guanshanhu District is home to Guiyang's municipal government offices.[5]

  1. ^ a b 贵阳年鉴2021 [Guiyang Yearbook 2021] (PDF). guiyang.gov.cn (in Chinese). Guiyang Municipal People's Government. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  2. ^ Guiyang City Government Website Archived 2009-10-04 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-11-18
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  5. ^ 联系我们 [Contact Us]. guiyang.gov.cn (in Chinese). Guiyang Municipal People's Government. 2021-08-25. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2022-06-27.