Wuhou District (simplified Chinese: 武侯区; traditional Chinese: 武侯區; pinyin: Wǔhóu Qū) is one of 12 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, Southwest China. It contains the historic site, Wuhou Temple and Jinli Street. The district is bordered by Jinjiang District to the east, Shuangliu County to the south and west, and Qingyang District to the north.
Wuhou
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![]() Jinli Street near Wuhou Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Location of Wuhou in Chengdu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() Wuhou Location in Sichuan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates: 30°35′43″N 104°01′16″E[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | People's Republic of China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Province | Sichuan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sub-provincial city | Chengdu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• Total | 76.56 km2 (29.56 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• Total | 1,083,806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Density | 14,075/km2 (36,450/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wuhou District is the largest of the five internal districts of Chengdu as well as being the wealthiest. It contains the areas of Yulin and Shuangnan which are considered to be the two areas of Chengdu with the highest living standards. The name "Wuhou" is short for "Wu-Xiang Hou" (Chinese: 武乡侯; lit. 'Marquis of Wu'), which is an honorary title given to Zhuge Liang who lived in Chengdu when he served as the chancellor in the Shu Han kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period.
Until its closure in 2020, the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu was in Wuhou District.[3][4]
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Southwest University for Nationalities maintains its main campus in Wuhou District.[5]
The Chengdu Hoshuko (Japanese: 成都日本語補習校 Chentū Nihongo Hoshūkō), a Japanese supplementary weekend school, holds its classes in the Hiroshima-Chengdu Friendship Center (Japanese: 広島・四川中日友好会館, Simp. Chinese: 广岛 ·四川中日友好会馆) in Wuhou District.[6][7] It was established on February 12, 2012.[8][9]
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