Wujiang, Suzhou

Wujiang District (; Suzhounese, Wugniu: Ghou2 kaon1 chiu1, ), formerly Wujiang City, is one of the five urban districts in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. As the southernmost county-level division of Jiangsu, it borders Shanghai to the northeast and Zhejiang province to the south and southwest. The total area of Wujiang is , with a population of 1.5 million. Wujiang is currently one of the most economically successful cities in China. Songling (), a town located at the centre of Wujiang, serves as the seat of the district government.

Geography A portion of Lake Tai, numerous historical canals, and Historic Lili village are all located in Wujiang district. The government has announced that Wujiang will be designated as Taihu New City.

Administrative divisions In the present, Wujiang District has 1 subdistrict and 8 towns.

Subdistrict Binhu ()

Town

Lili () Qidu () Shengze () Pingwang () Songling () Taoyuan () Tongli () Zhenze ()

Economy Wujiang currently ranks as one of the most economically successful cities in China. Its GDP in 2007 was 61.8 billion yuan, an increase of 24.4% from 2006. The GDP per capita reached 78,149 yuan (ca. US$10,700) in 2007, an increase of 21.6% from the previous year. The city is home to more than 1,300 foreign enterprises with a total registered investment of US$10 billion.

Sports

The 15,000-capacity Wujiang Stadium is located in the Wujiang District. It is used mostly for association football.

Twin towns – sister cities Wujiang has eight sister cities:

Bourgoin-Jallieu, France Chiba, Japan Dubbo, Australia Hwaseong, South Korea Marlboro, United States Mogale, South Africa Südwestpfalz, Germany Uchinada, Japan

Wujiang, Suzhou

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