Pulandian District () is one of the seven districts under the administration of

Dalian Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on ...

, located in the south of Liaoning province,

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. Its area is and its permanent population is 741,230. The district borders the

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to the north.

Geography

Pulandian District is located in the northern part of Dalian on the

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. It covers an area of 6968 square kilometers. It borders Zhuanghe to the east, Wafangdian to the west, Jinzhou District to the south and Greater Yingkou to the north. Its area is 2923 square kilometres. Pulandian has a long coast line on the

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in its southeastern part and a short coastline on the

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in its southwestern part.

Administrative divisions

There are 18 subdistricts under the district's administration.大连市-行政区划网
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Climate

Demography

Pulandian has a population of 915,595.(est. 2015)

Economy

Pulandian's industries are agriculture, fishing and the three main manufacturing industries: fabrics, electric machinery and food.

Transportation

* Harbin- Shenyang-

Railway * Harbin-Shenyang-Dalian High Speed Railway (to be completed in 2013) * Shenyang-Dalian Expressway

References

External links

Pulandian Government websiteDalian Government website
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