Gulou, Xuzhou

Gulou 鼓楼区
District
Location in Xuzhou
Xuzhou in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 34°16′29″N 117°15′57″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city	Xuzhou
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.xzgl.gov.cn

Gulou District (simplified Chinese: 鼓楼区; traditional Chinese: 鼓樓區; pinyin: Gǔlóu Qū) is a district of the city of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China. It is named after the drum tower of Xuzhou, which built in 1379 but ruined in 1952 because of falling into disrepair. Gulou was a traditional business district before its expansion.

History

In 1938, the urban area of Tongshan County, namely the former No. 1 District was separated out to establish Xuzhou City by the Japanese military. KMT retained this administrative division. It was renamed Gulou in 1955. After the Cultural Revolution began, it was renamed Yan'an in 1967, thereafter was restored its former name in 1980. Xuzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone was transferred to Gulou from Tongshan in 2005.

Administrative districts

Township administrative region	Population	Area (km2)	Density (per km2)
Pipa Street	19959	17.7	1128
Huanglou Street	42891	7.8	5499
Fengcai Street	65233	9.7	6725
Huancheng Street	57066	3.6	15852
Pailou Street	27230	4.45	6119
Tongpei Street	36743	6	6124
Jiuli Street	23708	11.2	2117
Donghuan Street	-	-	N/A
Jinshanqiao Street	-	-	N/A

References

• www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)