Pinggu District

Pinggu
平谷区
District

Pinggu District in Beijing
Coordinates: 40°8′32″N 177°6′4″E / 40.14222°N 177.10111°E / 40.14222; 177.10111
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 China Standard (UTC+8)
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]

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) 渔阳地区 Yúyáng Dìqū 56,015 27.50
Yukou Area 峪口地区 Yùkǒu Dìqū 26,493 64.10
Mafang Area 马坊地区 Mǎfāng Dìqū 17,949 44.00
Jinhaihu Area 金海湖地区 Jīnhǎihú 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

Overview

The urban area of Pinggu (90,457 in township) has an estimated area from the Google Earth image of 11.5 km2 (4.4 sq mi) and an estimated population of 70,000.

As of August, 2004, it is the only district or county not linked by an expressway, either existing or under construction. However, plans reveal that an expressway to Pinggu and ultimately to Tianjin (the projected Jingping Expressway) may be coming soon. (More on this in Expressways of Beijing).

Pinggu District was formerly Pinggu County until 2001.

Its postal code number is 101200.

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.
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