Xinwu, Wuxi

Xinwu
新吴区
Xinwu District in April 2010
Xinwu District in April 2010
Xinwu is located in Jiangsu
Xinwu
Xinwu
Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 31°31′03″N 120°23′13″E / 31.51750°N 120.38694°E / 31.51750; 120.38694
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangsu
Prefecture-level cityWuxi
Area
 • Total220 km2 (80 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total570,700
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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]

  1. ^ Wuxi New District, bizwnd.gov.cn