Gusu, Suzhou

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.

Gusu 姑苏区
District
Humble Administrator's Garden
Gusu Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 31°19′09″N 120°35′30″E / 31.3193°N 120.5918°E / 31.3193; 120.5918
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city	Suzhou
Formed	1 September 2012
Area
• Total	85.1 km^2 (32.9 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	958,000
• Density	11,300/km^2 (29,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	215008

Administrative divisions

As of 2020, Gusu District has the following 8 subdistricts:

• Baiyangwan Subdistrict
• Pingjiang Subdistrict
• Jinchang Subdistrict
• Canglang Subdistrict
• Shuangta Subdistrict
• Huqiu Subdistrict
• Sujin Subdistrict
• Wumenqiao Subdistrict

Historical divisions

As of 2011, the three districts which formed Gusu District had 17 subdistricts and 3 towns.

Former Canglang District	Former Jinchang District	Former Pingjiang District
Shuangta Subdistrict (双塔街道)	Shilu Subdistrict (石路街道)	Guanqian Subdistrict (观前街道)
Nanmen Subdistrict (南门街道)	Caixiang Subdistrict (彩香街道)	Pingjiang Road Subdistrict (平江路街道)
Xujiang Subdistrict (胥江街道)	Liuyuan Subdistrict (留园街道)	Sujin Subdistrict (苏锦街道)
Wumenqiao Subdistrict (吴门桥街道)	Huqiu Subdistrict (虎丘街道)	Loumen Subdistrict (娄门街道)
Fengmen Subdistrict (葑门街道)	Baiyangwan Subdistrict (白洋湾街道)	Chengbei Subdistrict (城北街道)
Youxin Subdistrict (友新街道)		Taohuawu Subdistrict (桃花坞街道)
		Loufeng (娄葑镇)
		Weiting (唯亭镇)
		Shengpu (胜浦镇)

See also

• Guanqian Street
• Pingjiang Road
• Shantang Street
• Tiger Hill