Dipu
Dipu 递铺街道 | |
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| Coordinates: 30°38′11″N 119°41′32″E / 30.63639°N 119.69222°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Huzhou |
| County | Anji |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 313300 |
| Area code | 0572 |
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.[when?] There are 48 villages and 12 communities within its area. Zhejiang Provincial Highway 4 runs through the town.
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.