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Xuanwu District, Nanjing

Xuanwu
玄武区
District
Xuanwu is located in Jiangsu
Xuanwu
Xuanwu
Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 32°03′36″N 118°50′54″E / 32.0601°N 118.8483°E / 32.0601; 118.8483Coordinates: 32°03′36″N 118°50′54″E / 32.0601°N 118.8483°E / 32.0601; 118.8483
Country People's Republic of China
Province Jiangsu
Sub-provincial city Nanjing
Area
 • Total 81 km2 (31 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 634,000
 • Density 7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Nanjing district map

Xuanwu District (simplified Chinese: 玄武区; traditional Chinese: 玄武區; 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 site of the Nanjing Municipal Government.

The main industries in the district are the 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.

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 represents about 50% of the academics from those academies in Jiangsu Province.


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