Gusu District

Gusu
姑苏区
District

Gusu

Location in Jiangsu

Coordinates: 31°19′09″N 120°35′30″E / 31.3193°N 120.5918°ECoordinates: 31°19′09″N 120°35′30″E / 31.3193°N 120.5918°E
Country People's Republic of China
Province Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city Suzhou
Formed 1 September 2012
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

Gusu District (simplified Chinese: 姑苏区; traditional Chinese: 姑蘇區; pinyin: Gūsū Qū) is one of five urban districts and the main district of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. It was created on 1 September 2012 by the merger of the three former districts of Canglang, Pingjiang, and Jinchang.[1]

References

  1. 苏州行政区划重大调整:古城合并新设姑苏区 吴江撤市设区. Xinhua (in Chinese). 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2012-09-05.