Pukou District, which belongs to Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, is located in the northwest of Nanjing, on the north bank of the Yangtze River, facing Yuhuatai District and Jiangning District of Nanjing across the river, and adjacent to Lai 'an County, Chuzhou County, Quanjiao County and Hexian County of Anhui Province in the north and west respectively. It is an important national medicine base, advanced manufacturing base and science and education base in East China.

The history of Pukou District can be traced back to the Hemudu era, with a civilization history of more than 7,000 years, which gave birth to diverse and unique local cultures. Since ancient times, Pukou District has been a gathering place for scholars and scholars. Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming emperor, thought that Pukou "resisted the north and south and clamped down the Jianghuai", so he built Pukou City. 19 12, Yuan Shikai's government turned Pukou into a commercial port. In March of the 22nd year of the Republic of China (1933), Pukou District was built, which was then the eighth district of Nanjing.

Pukou District has a total area of 9 13.75 square kilometers and a total registered population of 666,900 (20 16). It has jurisdiction over 9 sub-district offices, 2 farms and 3 provincial development zones. There are Pearl Spring Tourist Resort, Laoshan National Forest Park, Yu Qiu Celebrity Memorial Hall and other tourist attractions.