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Pingjiang District

Coordinates: 31°18′50″N 120°37′47″E / 31.31389°N 120.62972°E / 31.31389; 120.62972
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Pingjiang
平江区
District of the People's Republic of China
1955–2012
History 
• Established
1955
• Disestablished
2012
Succeeded by
Gusu District
Today part ofPart of the Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu

Pingjiang District (simplified Chinese: 平江区; traditional Chinese: 平江區; pinyin: Píngjiāng Qū) is a former district of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province. The district had an area of 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) and in 2001 the population was around 180,000.

The postal code for Pingjiang District is 215005 and the telephone code is 0512.

On 1 September 2012, Pingjiang District was merged with Canglang District and Jinchang District to form Gusu District.

The district contains the historic Pingjiang Road.

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31°18′50″N 120°37′47″E / 31.31389°N 120.62972°E / 31.31389; 120.62972