Area code 0572 | Postal code 313300 Local time Wednesday 1:16 PM | |
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Country People's Republic of China Weather 15°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 31% Humidity | ||
Dipu (simplified Chinese: 递铺; traditional Chinese: 遞舖; pinyin: Dìpù) is the main town and the seat of Anji County, in northwest Zhejiang province, China. It covers an area of 392 km2 (151 sq mi) and has a population of 158,000. There are 48 villages and 12 communities within its area. Zhejiang Provincial Highway 4 runs through the town.
Map of Dipuzhen, Anji, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China, 313300
Dipu is 200 km (120 mi) from Shanghai and 65 km (40 mi) from Hangzhou, the provincial capital. It is within a 3-hour drive of many other cities in the Yangtze River Delta, including Ningbo, Suzhou and Nanjing. The name of the town origins from "Post" because the town was a mail post in ancient China. There is a Post Plaza (Chinese: 驿站广场; pinyin: Yìzhàn Guǎngchǎng) on the bank of the town's main river.
Dipu is also a pet name of Dipesh Metha studying in VIT University, Vellore - Tamil Nadu, India.