Tonglu County

Tonglu
桐庐县
Tunglu
Aerial view of Tonglu County
Location of Tonglu County within Hangzhou
Tonglu
Location of the seat in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 29°48′N 119°50′E / 29.800°N 119.833°E / 29.800; 119.833
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Sub-provincial cityHangzhou
Area
  Total
1,852 km2 (715 sq mi)
Population
  Total
400,000
  Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
311500
Area code0571
Websitewww.tonglu.gov.cn

Tonglu County (simplified Chinese: 桐庐县; traditional Chinese: 桐廬縣; pinyin: Tónglú Xiàn) is a county of Zhejiang Province, East China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang.

The subdivisions of Tonglu County include a She ethnic township.

The Tonglu County has an area of 1844 km2, with 30 townships and 7 market towns. The economy is mostly agrarian. In 1994, 86,6% of households worked in the so called Central China Double and Single Rice-Cropping Region. In 1993, the total production from the county was of 952 million yuan, of which 814 million yuan came from industry and 138 million yuan from agriculture.

The county is famous for the home of founders of four separate express delivery and logistics companies, known as Kuaidi in Chinese, including 申通快递 (STO Express), 韵达 (Yunda), 圆通速递 (YTO Express) and 中通快递 (ZTO Express). They are called China's Kuaidi Tonglu Gang (桐庐帮).