Pinggu, Beijing

Pinggu

平谷区
Pingku
Pinggu 平谷区 Pingku
District
	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.gov.cn

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)
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

Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea (1995) ^[4]
Llíria, Valencia, Spain (2018) [2]

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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External links

Official website of Pinggu District Government

[Subdistrict_note-1] 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)

[2] 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]}

[3] 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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