Putuo Districtis a municipal district,54.83 km² (21.2 sq mi) located northwest of the central area of Shanghai. Regional area of 54.83 square kilometers(21.17 sq mi), name from the territory of Putuo Road, Suzhou Creek

Suzhou Creek

Suzhou Creek is a river in China that passes through the Shanghai city centre. It is named after Suzhou, a city in neighbouring Jiangsu province which was the predominant city in this area prior to the rise of Shanghai as a metropolis.One of the principal outlets of Lake Tai, Suzhou Creek has a...

 crosses the Putuo. Shanghai Putuo District People's Government in the Daduhe Road. It has famous Zhenru Temple, Jade Buddha Temple, and Changfeng Park.The Shanghai West Train Station is in Putuo District.

Economy

In recent years, with the Shanghai municipal government will plan Putuo District of Shanghai district center of the fourth mate, after focus develop Shanghai Putuo District,it beacome the northwestern city logistics center, economic development pace is accelerating.

Administrative Division

Putuo District has six street offices and three towns:
Street Office: Changshou Road, Caoyang new village , Changfeng new village , Yichuan road , Ganquan Road, Shiquan Road
Town: Zhenru Town, Changzheng town, Taopu town

Population

In 2009, the region's total registered population was 872.600, the natural growth rate of households was -1.99 ‰. At the End of 2009, there was a resident population of 1.135.900. Putuo district has a total 44 nationalities, the largest number are Han Chinese, the largest minority population are Chinese Muslims from Northwest China. Accounted for total minority population 70%.