Is Tonglu an urban area in Hangzhou?

Tonglu is the county seat, Tonglu County. It is a county under the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou.

So, it should be said that Tonglu County is subordinate to the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou.

However, Tonglu County is located in the suburbs of Hangzhou, nearly 70 kilometers away from Hangzhou, and the driving distance is nearly two hours. I believe this should not be considered the urban area of ??Hangzhou.

To be precise, it is a relatively remote suburban county in Hangzhou.

First of all, almost all counties and towns in Hangzhou and even the Jiangnan area are not very backward. If compared across the country, the rural areas in the Jiangnan area are very wealthy, including of course Tonglu. But of course there are differences in the economic levels of different counties and towns. Tonglu may not be as good as Xiaoshan and Yuhang, which also belong to Hangzhou, but it is not very backward.

Secondly, West Lake is basically located in the center of Hangzhou. Although Tonglu belongs to Hangzhou, it is not in Hangzhou city at all. Of course, it cannot be close to West Lake. It can be said to be very far. The person upstairs said it takes 40 minutes, which is absolutely impossible. It takes 40 minutes to get to Hangzhou, but the very edge of Hangzhou City is also called Hangzhou, and there is no traffic jam at all (there are almost no traffic jams, so it is not a complete expressway after all). At least More than 1 hour.