Guanshanhu District

Guanshanhu
观山湖区
View from Guanshan Lake Park
Guanshanhu in Guiyang
Guiyang in Guizhou
Coordinates (Guanshanhu District government): 26°36′59″N 106°35′56″E / 26.6163°N 106.5988°E / 26.6163; 106.5988
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityGuiyang
Township-level divisions7 subdistricts, 3 towns
Named afterGuanshan Lake
District seatJinyang Subdistrict
Area
  Total
309.48 km2 (119.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
642,634
  Density2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
550081
Area code0851
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20090924084339/http://www.gyjinyang.gov.cn/

Guanshanhu District (simplified Chinese: 观山湖区; traditional Chinese: 觀山湖區; pinyin: Guānshānhú Qū; lit. 'Guanshan Lake District'), formerly the Jinyang New Area (JYND; simplified Chinese: 金阳新区; traditional Chinese: 金陽新區; pinyin: Jīnyáng Xīnqū), is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, in Southwest China. Located to the northwest of Guiyang's city centre,:500 Guanshanhu District is situated beyond the city's mountains on high-plains interspersed with rolling hills, at an average altitude of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft).:500 The district spans an area of 309.48 square kilometres (119.49 sq mi), and has a population of 642,634 as of 2020.

As a new city district of Guiyang, the Guanshanhu District is focused on government, finance, real estate, high-tech, transportation, aerospace and commercial services. Since its inception in 2001, through the end of 2008, 43 billion yuan was invested in the Guanshanhu District. Guanshanhu District is home to Guiyang's municipal government offices.