Pinggu, Beijing
Pinggu
平谷区 Pingku | |
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![]() Pinggu District in Beijing | |
Coordinates: 40°8′32″N 117°6′4″E / 40.14222°N 117.10111°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Municipality | Beijing |
Township-level divisions | 2 subdistricts 15 towns 1 township |
Area | |
• Total | 950 km2 (370 sq mi) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 396,701 |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 101200 |
Area code | 0010 |
Website | bjpg |
Pinggu District (simplified Chinese: 平谷区; traditional Chinese: 平谷區; pinyin: Pínggǔ Qū), formerly Pinggu County (平谷县), lies in the far east of Beijing Municipality. It has an area of 950 square kilometres (370 sq mi) and a population of 396,701 (2000 Census). The district is subdivided into 2 subdistricts, 14 towns, and 2 townships. It borders the Beijing districts of Miyun and Shunyi to the north and west, respectively, Tianjin's Jizhou District to the southeast, and in Hebei province, Xinglong County and Sanhe to the northeast and south, respectively.
Administrative divisions
There are 2 subdistricts, 14 towns with 4 towns of which carry the "area" (地区) label, and 2 townships in the district:[1][2]
Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[3] | Area (km2) |
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Xinggu Subdistrict | 兴谷街道 | Xìnggǔ Jiēdào | 53,000 | 15.00 |
Binhe Subdistrict | 滨河街道 | Bīnhé Jiēdào | 44,897 | 3.36 |
Yuyang Area (Pinggu town) | 渔阳地区(平谷镇) | Yúyáng Dìqū (Pínggǔ Zhèn) | 56,015 | 27.50 |
Yukou (town) Area | 峪口(镇)地区 | Yùkǒu (Zhèn) Dìqū | 26,493 | 64.10 |
Mafang (town) Area | 马坊(镇)地区 | Mǎfāng (Zhèn) Dìqū | 17,949 | 44.00 |
Jinhaihu (town) Area | 金海湖(镇)地区 | Jīnhǎihú (Zhèn) Dìqū | 26,835 | 128.53 |
Donggaocun town | 东高村镇 | Dōnggāocūn Zhèn | 27,945 | 57.00 |
Shandongzhuang town | 山东庄镇 | Shāndōngzhuāng Zhèn | 16,439 | 50.00 |
Nandulehe town | 南独乐河镇 | Nándúlèhé Zhèn | 20,449 | 69.00 |
Dahuashan town | 大华山镇 | Dàhuàshān Zhèn | 16,396 | 96.64 |
Xiagezhuang town | 夏各庄镇 | Xiàgèzhuāng Zhèn | 20,958 | 59.60 |
Machangying town | 马昌营镇 | Mǎchāngyíng Zhèn | 16,303 | 28.80 |
Wangxinzhuang town | 王辛庄镇 | Wángxīnzhuāng Zhèn | 29,686 | 96.00 |
Daxingzhuang town | 大兴庄镇 | Dàxīngzhuāng Zhèn | 17,297 | 33.00 |
Liujiadian town | 刘家店镇 | Liújiādiàn Zhèn | 7,509 | 35.60 |
Zhenluoying town | 镇罗营镇 | Zhènluōyíng Zhèn | 8,875 | 80.90 |
Xiong'erzhai Township | 熊儿寨乡 | Xióng'erzhài Xiāng | 5,498 | 59.20 |
Huangsongyu Township | 黄松峪乡 | Huángsōngyù Xiāng | 3,414 | 64.40 |
History
Pinggu District was formerly Pinggu County until 2001.
Economy
Pinggu district prides itself on the cultivation of the peach.
Sister cities
References
- ^ These towns are officially classified as subdistricts, but as they coincide with the area of the same name, they are commonly named "areas" (地区)
- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:平谷区 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-08-07.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (2012). 中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料 (1 ed.). Beijing: China Statistics Print. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
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