page_title: Wuxi
section_title: Administrative divisions
hierarchical_section_title: Wuxi / Administrative divisions
caption_attribution_description: English: China AMS Topographic Map of Western Shanghai Province (Shang-Hai, West) and environs, including Suzhou. Based on WWII-era data.
context_page_description: Wuxi is a city in southern Jiangsu province, eastern China, 135 kilometers by car to the northwest of downtown Shanghai, between Changzhou and Suzhou. In 2017 it had a population of 3,542,319, with 6,553,000 living in the entire prefecture-level city area.
  Wuxi is a prominent historical and cultural city of China, and has been a thriving economic center since ancient times as a production as an export hub of rice, silk and textiles. In the last few decades it has emerged as a major producer of electrical motors, software, solar technology and bicycle parts. The city lies in the southern delta of the Yangtze River and on Lake Tai, which with its 48 islets is popular with tourists. Notable landmarks include Lihu Park, the Mt. Lingshan Grand Buddha Scenic Area and its 88 meters tall Grand Buddha at Ling Shan statue, Xihui Park, Wuxi Zoo and Taihu Lake Amusement Park and the Wuxi Museum.
  The city is served by Sunan Shuofang International Airport, which opened in 2004, the Wuxi Metro, opened in 2014, and the Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity High-Speed Railway which connects it to Shanghai.
context_section_description: The prefecture-level city of Wuxi administers seven county-level divisions, including 5 districts and 2 county-level cities. The information here presented uses the metric system and data from 2010 Census.
  These districts are sub-divided into 73 township-level divisions, including 59 towns and 24 subdistricts.
caption: Map including Wuxi (labeled as WU-HSI (WUSIH) 無錫) (AMS, 1954)
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