Putuo, Zhoushan

Putuo
普陀区
Putuo District is in pink here on the map.
Putuo
Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 29°54′N 122°23′E / 29.900°N 122.383°E / 29.900; 122.383
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Prefecture-level cityZhoushan
Area
  Total
461.48 km2 (178.18 sq mi)
  Land458.6 km2 (177.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  Total
1,284,700
  Density2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
200333
Putuo
(the former county)
Chinese普陀
PostalPuto
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPǔtuó
Wade–GilesP'u3-t'o2

Putuo District is a district of Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China with a population of 378,805.

The district used to be a county. In 1987, it was combined with the neighbouring county of Dinghai to form the city of Zhoushan.