Beitang District

Beitang 北塘区
District
Beitang Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 31°36′11″N 120°16′41″E / 31.6030°N 120.2781°E / 31.6030; 120.2781
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city	Wuxi
Area
• Total	31.5 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	350,000
• Density	11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Beitang District (simplified Chinese: 北塘区; traditional Chinese: 北塘區; pinyin: Běitáng Qū) was a former urban district of Wuxi in Jiangsu, China.

History

The Beitang District covered an area of 31.12 square kilometers.

In the fifth national census in 2000, the total population of Beitang District was 190,124. In 2011, the district had a population of 254,327 people.

In 2015, the State Council approved the cancellation of Chong'an District, Nanchang District, and Beitang District, and combined them to form the Liangxi District in Wuxi.

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