Lin'an, Hangzhou Explained

Lin'an
Other Name:Linan
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:30.2361°N 119.7153°W
Pushpin Map:China Zhejiang
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Zhejiang
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Zhejiang
Subdivision Type2:Sub-provincial city
Subdivision Name2:Hangzhou
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Area Total Km2:3,118.77
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Lin'an District is one of ten urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, East China. It is located in northwest Zhejiang as a separate urban area of Hangzhou, and borders Anhui province to the west and northwest. Lin'an held a population of 573,100 in 2014, over an area of 3124km2. The postal code is 311300, and the phone area code 0571.

May 2015, Lin'an was listed as the Top 100 Economic Potential City/County, ranking 73. Lin'an also voted as No. 16 Innovative County. After the promotion of Fuyang District, Lin'an was converted into the 10th district of Hangzhou in August 2017.[1] The Lin'an government is located at 398 Yijin Street.

Lin'an is rich in natural resources, abundant in rainfall, and has a warm climate. All of these factors work together allowing the district to be covered with 71.3% forest. Such an ecological environment breeds more than 4,700 biological species. Mountains, lakes, forest, hot springs, caves, and other ancient remains are everywhere. The district's Daming Mountain and Tianmu Mountain are its well-known attractions.

Geography and climate

The climate in Lin'an is temperate and humid subtropical monsoon. The annual average temperature is with 1460mm of precipitation.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts:[2]

Towns:

Townships:

Economy

Tourism

Education

Higher education

Public primary and secondary education

Private and alternative education

Transport

Lin'an is connected to the main urban area of Hangzhou through Line 16 of the Hangzhou Metro and the G56 Hangzhou–Ruili Expressway.

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-08-11 . 浙江省人民政府关于调整杭州市部分行政区划的通知 .
  2. Web site: 杭州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org . XZQH . zh . 2012-05-24.
  3. Web site: 浙江农林大学. www.zafu.edu.cn. 2017-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20101113014830/http://www.zafu.edu.cn/. 2010-11-13. dead.