Xuanwu, Nanjing

For the same-transliteration district in Beijing, see Xuanwu, Beijing.

Xuanwu District (Chinese: 玄武区; pinyin: Xuánwǔ Qū) is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China. Xuanwu District is an urban centre located in the north-eastern part of Nanjing. It is the seat of the Nanjing Municipal Government.

Xuanwu 玄武区
District
Xuanwu Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 32°03′36″N 118°50′54″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Sub-provincial city	Nanjing
Area
• Total	81 km2 (31 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	602,000
• Density	7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	210002 - 210018
Nanjing district map	Subdivisions of Nanjing, Jiangsu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 City Proper 1 Xuanwu 2 Qinhuai 3 Jianye 4 Gulou 5 Yuhuatai 6 Qixia Suburban 7 Jiangning 8 Pukou 9 Luhe Rural 10 Lishui 11 Gaochun

Administrative subdivisions

Xuanwu has administrative jurisdiction over the following 7 subdistricts:

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)[1]	Area (km2)
Meiyuanxincun Subdistrict	梅园新村街道	Méiyuán Xīncūn Jiēdào	107,395	6.35
Xinjiekou Subdistrict	新街口街道	Xīnjiēkǒu Jiēdào	93,906	2.6
Xuanwumen Subdistrict	玄武门街道	Xuánwǔmén Jiēdào	41,993	6
Suojincun Subdistrict	锁金村街道	Suǒjīncūn Jiēdào	76,063	6
Hongshan Subdistrict	红山街道	Hóngshān Jiēdào	88,217	6.9
Xiaolingwei Subdistrict	孝陵卫街道	Xiàolíngwèi Jiēdào	112,654	30
Xuanwuhu Subdistrict	玄武湖街道	Xuánwǔhú Jiēdào	69,739	11.6

• Defunct - Houzaimen Subdistrict (后宰门街道) merged into Meiyuan Xincun in 2012

Economy

The main industries in the district are: leisure and tourism, information technology, retail, and services. Its economy is primarily based upon the delivery of services. Industry zones include the Changjiang Road Cultural Area, Xinjiekou Central Economic Area, and Xuzhuang Software Industry Base. The district has attracted multi-national corporations, such as 3M, American Express, Siemens, Hyundai, Samsung, NYK Line, and Cathay Life Insurance.^[2]

Education

There are more than 40 colleges, universities, and research institutes in the district, including Southeast University, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing Forestry University, and Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences. There are about 35 academics from the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Chinese Academy of Sciences there, which represent about 50% of the academics from those academies in Jiangsu Province.^[3]

Xuanwu is also home to the People's Liberation Army Navy of China Command College, which trains naval officers, and is located near the Nanjing Museum.^[4]

Transportation

Transportation within the district includes Line 1 and Line 2 of the Nanjing Metro, which has stations within the district. Other sources of transportation that are 20 or more minutes from the district are the Nanjing Railway Station, Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, and Nanjing Lukou Airport.^[3]

Attractions

The scenic Xuanwu District is also known for its tourists attractions like the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Xuanwu Lake, and the Hongwu Emperor's Mausoleum, which is listed as one of the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties that are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The district has more than 58 percent green cover.^[3] Xuanwu is also home of the presidential residence of Chiang Kai-shek.

Adjacent to Xuanwu Lake is the Nanjing International Exhibition Center.

References

1. shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. Nanjing Xuanwu District Investment Environment Study. KPMG. February 2009. p. 9, 11. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
3. Nanjing Xuanwu District Investment Environment Study. KPMG. February 2009. p. 10. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
4. "Naval Command College". Retrieved 2023-09-06.