Yuhang
余杭区 | |
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Coordinates: 30°09′N 119°40′E / 30.150°N 119.667°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Zhejiang |
Sub-provincial city | Hangzhou |
Area | |
• Total | 1,228.41 km2 (474.29 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,390,900 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Yuhang, Hangzhou | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 余杭区 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 餘杭區 | ||||||
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Yuhang is one of ten urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, East China. Its 2013 population was estimated at 1.17 million. Its inhabitants speak both Mandarin and a variety of Hangzhounese, a Wu dialect.
On April 9, 2021, Linping District was established, consisting of the former Yuhang subdistricts of Linping, Donghu, Nanyuan, Xingqiao, Yunhe, Qiaosi, Chongxian and the Town of Tangxi.[1][2]
Yuhang is the largest district of Hangzhou. The administration center of Yuhang District is Linping, which is a subcenter of Hangzhou located in the northeast side of downtown area. It connects with the downtown via Metro Line 3.