Hongkew

Hongkou 虹口区
District
View of Hongkou from a building near Lu Xun Park
Hongkou in Shanghai
Country	China
Municipality	Shanghai
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

 Hongkou , formerly spelled Hongkew, is a northern district of Shanghai proper, China. It has a land area of 23.48 km² (9.07 sq mi) and a population of 69,000 as of 1953.

It is the location of the Astor House Hotel, Broadway Mansions, Lu Xun Park, and Hongkou Football Stadium.

Hongkou is home to the Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, and the 1933 Old Millfun.

Formerly part of the International Concession, it was in large part reduced to rubble during the Second World war when Shanghai was occupied by the Japanese. 20,000 Jewish refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe lived in an overcrowded square-mile section known to as the Shanghai Ghetto, in the Tilanqiao neighborhood of Hongkew.

Hongkou is responsible for the administration of the following subdistricts.

Previously Lianhua Supermarket had its Shanghai office in the district.

Russian Consulate School in Shanghai is a Russian overseas primary school operated by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, located on the grounds of the Consulate-General of Russia in Shanghai in Hongkou District.