Pukou District has seven sub-district offices and four towns, namely Jiangpu Street, Qiao Lin Street, Tangquan Street, Pancheng Street, Jiang Yan Street, Taishan Street, Dingshan Street, wujiang town, Shiqiao, Xingdian Town and yongningzhen.

Pukou District, located in the northwest of Nanjing, is an important national medicine base, advanced manufacturing base and science and education base in East China, radiating the sub-centers of northern Jiangsu and eastern Anhui, and together with Liuhe District, it forms Nanjing Jiangbei New District.

The history of Pukou can be traced back to Hemudu era at the earliest, with a civilization history of more than 2,300 years, which gave birth to diverse and unique local culture. Since ancient times, Pukou has been a gathering place for literati. The construction area began in March of the 22nd year of the Republic of China (1933), and originated in the 8th district of Nanjing in the Republic of China.

Pukou District has a patchwork topography, beautiful natural scenery and developed tourism industry. It is surrounded by mountains in the north and south, surrounded by the Yangtze River, backed by the Chuhe River, and Chu Jiang Plain and Ma Pingchuan. "A generation of grass saints, Shili Hot Springs, Baili Laoshan, Millennium Ginkgo biloba, 10,000 egrets and 100,000 mu of National Forest Park" is a vivid summary of Pukou's tourism characteristics.