Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area

| native_name = 北京经济技术开发区

| settlement_type = Township-level Division

| image_skyline = CATIC Plaza, Yizhuang (20201208095846).jpg

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = China

| subdivision_type1 = Municipality

| subdivision_name1 = Beijing

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Daxing

| area_total_km2 = 59.02

| population_total = 148,145

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_density_km2 = auto

| coordinates = {{coord|39|47|43|N|116|30|24|E|region:CN-11|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| utc_offset = +8

| pushpin_map = Beijing#China

| image_caption = CATIC Plaza, 2020

| area_code = 010

| timezone1 = China Standard

| other_name = Yizhuang Development Area (亦庄开发区)
Yizhuang New Town (亦庄新城)

| pushpin_label = BETDA

}}

Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (BETDA or BDA) ({{zh|s=北京经济技术开发区|t=北京經濟技術開發區|p=Běijīng Jīngjì Jìshù Kāifāqū}}) is a state-level economic and technological development zone in Beijing, China. The area is developed by Beijing ETOWN, an economic development and investment initiative of the Beijing municipal government.

It is located in Yizhuang, the southeast suburb of Beijing, with the Jingjintang Expressway nearby on its east, with the Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Rail and the Fifth Ring Road in the north and the Sixth Ring Road in the south. The pillar industries in the zone include pharmaceuticals, information technology, mechanic and electronic products and new materials.{{cite web |title=Beijing Economic – Technological Development Area |url=http://www.cbw.com/business/invest/bda.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101204854/http://www.cbw.com/business/invest/bda.html |archive-date=1 November 2014 |accessdate=1 November 2014 |publisher=CBW.com}} As of 2020, it had a total population of 148,145.{{Cite web |title=北京市大兴区第七次全国人口普查公报 |url=http://www.bjdx.gov.cn/bjsdxqrmzf/zwfw/tjxx/tjsj/1827540/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201718/http://www.bjdx.gov.cn/bjsdxqrmzf/zwfw/tjxx/tjsj/1827540/index.html |archive-date=2021-06-24 |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=www.bjdx.gov.cn |language=zh}}

History

BETDA was created in 1994, starting out as a 10 km2 plot of land in the southeast suburb of Beijing.{{Cite web |title=国务院关于设立北京经济技术开发区的批复 |url=http://www.gov.cn/xxgk/pub/govpublic/mrlm/201012/t20101203_63057.html |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=www.gov.cn}}

Administrative divisions

In 2020, there are 2 subdistricts that falls under the direct jurisdiction of BETDA: Boxing and Ronghua.{{Cite web |title=北京市人民政府关于加快推进北京经济技术开发区和亦庄新城高质量发展的实施意见----中国科学院科技创新发展中心 |url=http://www.bjb.cas.cn/gzzd2016/kjhzc2016/jjjkj/202005/t20200507_5574143.html |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=www.bjb.cas.cn}}

Gallery

File:South facade of Beijing Etrong International Exhibition & Convention Center (20201208102847).jpg|Beijing Etrong International Exhibition & Convention Center, 2020

File:亦庄开发区.jpg|Buildings along Ronghua Middle Road, 2020

File:Administrative Committee of Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (20241212105106).jpg|Administrative committee of BDA, 2024

File:History Museum of Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (20241212094657).jpg|History museum of BDA, 2024

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