Pinggu District

Pinggu
平谷区
District

Pinggu District in Beijing
Coordinates: 40°8′32″N 117°6′4″E / 40.14222°N 117.10111°E / 40.14222; 117.10111
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(s) 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 at the extreme eastern end of Beijing Municipality, and borders Tianjin's Ji County. 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.

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]

NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinPopulation (2010)[3]Area (km2)
Xinggu Subdistrict兴谷街道Xìnggǔ Jiēdào53,00015.00
Binhe Subdistrict滨河街道Bīnhé Jiēdào44,8973.36
Yuyang Area (Pinggu town)渔阳地区(平谷镇)Yúyáng Dìqū (Pínggǔ Zhèn)56,01527.50
Yukou (town) Area峪口(镇)地区Yùkǒu (Zhèn) Dìqū26,49364.10
Mafang (town) Area马坊(镇)地区Mǎfāng (Zhèn) Dìqū17,94944.00
Jinhaihu (town) Area金海湖(镇)地区Jīnhǎihú (Zhèn) Dìqū26,835128.53
Donggaocun town东高村镇Dōnggāocūn Zhèn27,94557.00
Shandongzhuang town山东庄镇Shāndōngzhuāng Zhèn16,43950.00
Nandulehe town南独乐河镇Nándúlèhé Zhèn20,44969.00
Dahuashan town大华山镇Dàhuàshān Zhèn16,39696.64
Xiagezhuang town夏各庄镇Xiàgèzhuāng Zhèn20,95859.60
Machangying town马昌营镇Mǎchāngyíng Zhèn16,30328.80
Wangxinzhuang town王辛庄镇Wángxīnzhuāng Zhèn29,68696.00
Daxingzhuang town大兴庄镇Dàxīngzhuāng Zhèn17,29733.00
Liujiadian town刘家店镇Liújiādiàn Zhèn7,50935.60
Zhenluoying town镇罗营镇Zhènluōyíng Zhèn8,87580.90
Xiong'erzhai Township熊儿寨乡Xióng'erzhài Xiāng5,49859.20
Huangsongyu Township黄松峪乡Huángsōngyù Xiāng3,41464.40

History

Pinggu District was formerly Pinggu County until 2001.

Economy

Pinggu district prides itself on the cultivation of the peach.

Sister cities

References

  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 Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  3. ↑ shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
  4. ↑
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