Wutongqiao District is an urban district of the prefecture-level city of Leshan, Sichuan province, China. As a separate city on the banks of the Min River, Wutongqiao was formerly romanized as Wutungkiao.[a]
Wutongqiao
五通桥区 | |
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Coordinates: 29°24′24″N 103°49′06″E / 29.40667°N 103.81833°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Sichuan |
Prefecture-level city | Leshan |
Area | |
• Total | 474 km2 (183 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 312,086 |
• Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Wutongqiao, Leshan | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 五通橋 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 五通桥 | ||||||||
Postal | Wutungkiao | ||||||||
Literal meaning | 5-Passage Bridge | ||||||||
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It has been known for producing salt since at least the 19th century.[1]
Administrative divisions
editWutongqiao District comprises 8 towns:[2]
- Zhugen 竹根镇
- Niuhua 牛华镇
- Jinsu 金粟镇
- Jinshan 金山镇
- Xiba 西坝镇
- Guanying 冠英镇
- Caijin 蔡金镇
- Shilin 石麟镇
Transport
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons ,
- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:五通桥区 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.