Sunday, March 4, 2007

China (CN) Fujian Province Putian Region

Putian Region (莆田市 tián-shì)

Summary

Putian is a city with a population of 170 000. The cities of Lingchuan/Donghai (120 000) in Chengxiang District and Jiangkou (100 000) in Hanjiang District and the major towns of Hanjiang (90 000) in Hanjiang District, Donghua (80 000) and Dongzhuang (55 000) in Xiuyu District, Huangshi (50 000) in Licheng District, and Xiuyu (30 000) in Xiuyu District are in the Putian metropolitan area. The major town of Xianyou (55 000) is a county seat in the region. The major towns of Fengting (50 000), Jiaowei (45 000), and Bangtou (20 000) in Xianyou County are also in the region.

Detailed Analysis

Putian Region contains the Putian metropolitan area and Xianyou County. Its area is 4 119 km² and its population is 2 717 923.

The Putian metropolitan area has an area of 2 284 km² and a population of 1 862 484. The districts are:

Chengxiang District (城厢区 Chéngxiāng-) 502 km²

2 street committees of Putian, 2 rural townships (230 816): 荔城街道 48966 凤凰山街道 74232 城郊乡 60442 城南乡 47176

On February 1, 2002, Chengxiang District annexed part of Putian County. The corrected 2000 Census population is not available.

Putian (123 198)
has an area of 14.5 km² and an estimated population of 170 000.

Lingchuan/Donghai (
灵川/东海 Língchuān/Dōnghǎi), listed under Licheng District, has an area of 9.8 km² and an estimated population of 120 000.

Hanjiang District (
涵江区 Hánjiāng-) 790 km²

2 street committees of Hanjiang, 2 urban townships (213 110):
涵东街道 43354 涵西街道 30369 三江口镇 53469 白塘镇 42307 国欢镇 43611

On February 1, 2002, Chengxiang District annexed part of Putian County. The corrected 2000 Census population is 443 052.

Hanjiang (73 723)
has an area of 7.8 km² and an estimated population of 90 000.

Jiangkou (
江口 Jiāngkǒu), listed under Licheng District, has an area of 8.4 km² and an estimated population of 100 000.

Licheng District (
荔城区 chéng-qū) 293 km²

Putian County: 23 urban townships, 3 rural townships, 1 special urban township (1 428 558):
西天尾镇 46331 梧塘镇 42176 江口镇 92244 黄石镇 138889 新度镇 81624 华亭镇 94243 常太镇 30744 秋芦镇 24533 白沙镇 16943 庄边镇 23264 新县镇 17647 北高镇 74329 东峤镇 95866 埭头镇 112739 平海镇 77334 南日镇 50724 笏石镇 103758 秀屿镇 53061 灵川镇 49329 东海镇 37941 忠门镇 20523 东铺镇 26524 湄洲镇 32042 大洋乡 13135 山亭乡 34970 月塘乡 34885 赤港华侨开发区虚拟镇 2760

On February 1, 2002, Putian County was annexed by the Putian metropolitan area. Licheng District was formed from part of it. A corrected 2000 Census population is not available.

Huangshi (
黄石 Huángshí) has an area of 4.0 km² and an estimated population of 50 000.

Xindu
(新度 Xīn) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 13 000. In addition, An unidentified urban area 6 km SE of Putian in Xindu urban township has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 13 000.

Xiuyu District (
秀屿区 Xiùyǔ-) 699 km²

On February 1, 2002, Putian County was annexed by the Putian metropolitan area. Xiuyu District was formed from part of it. The corrected 2000 Census population is 642 426.

Dongzhuang (
东庄 Dōngzhuāng) has an area of 5.4 km² and an estimated population of 55 000.

Xiuyu is in Hushi urban township (
笏石 shí), listed under Licheng District, has an area of 2.4 km² and an estimated population of 30 000. In addition, Donghua (东华 Dōnghuá) in Hushi urban township has an area of 6.5 km² and an estimated population of 80 000.

Xishan (西山 shān) in Dongjiao urban township (
东峤 Dōngjiào) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 13 000.

Xianyou County (
仙游县 Xiānyóu-xiàn) 1 835 km²

13 urban townships, 6 rural townships (855 439):
鲤城镇 56598 枫亭镇 94771 榜头镇 116958 郊尾镇 80421 度尾镇 70121 城东镇 31903 赖店镇 68259 盖尾镇 69504 园庄镇 37735 大济镇 71439 龙华镇 55142 钟山镇 20969 游洋镇 27396 西苑乡 9197 凤山乡 5218 石苍乡 12278 社硎乡 9370 书峰乡 11131 象溪乡 7029

Xianyou is in Licheng urban township (
鲤城 chéng) and has an area of 4.6 km² and an estimated population of 55 000.

Fengting (
枫亭 Fēngtíng) has an area of 4.3 km² and an estimated population of 50 000.

Jiaowei (
郊尾 Jiāowěi) has an area of 3.8 km² and an estimated population of 45 000.

Bangtou (
榜头 Bǎngtóu) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 20 000.

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