Beiyuan Subdistrict, Beijing

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Beiyuan Subdistrict

| native_name = 北苑街道

| settlement_type = Subdistrict

| image_skyline = Tongzhou Wanda Plaza, Beijing.jpg

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = China

| subdivision_type1 = Municipality

| subdivision_name1 = Beijing

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Tongzhou

| area_total_km2 = 6.81

| population_total = 108840

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| utc_offset = +8

| pushpin_map = Beijing#China

| image_caption = Tongzhou Wanda Plaza inside of Beiyuan, 2020

| postal_code = 101100

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| area_code = 010

| subdivision_type3 = Village-level Divisions

| subdivision_name3 = 13 communities

| timezone1 = China Standard

}}

Beiyuan Subdistrict ({{zh|s=北苑街道|p=Běiyuàn jiēdaò}}) is a subdistrict of Beijing and is located in Tongzhou District. It covers an area of 8.7 square kilometers and is home to 108,840 residents as of 2020.{{Cite web |title=北京市通州区第七次全国人口普查公报 |url=https://www.bjtzh.gov.cn/bjtz/xxfb/202106/1475330/files/465b5d1b601047369d54c1ec225f0870.pdf |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=www.bjtzh.gov.cn}} Its floating population is estimated to be 6 million.

The subdistrict took its name from a corrupted form of Beiyuan ({{Zh|s=北园|p=Běiyuán|l=North Manor}}), an estate owned by Qing dynasty officials in charge of transporting grains through the Grand Canal.{{Cite book |script-title=zh:中华人民共和国政区大典, 北京市卷 |date=2013 |publisher=中国社会出版社 |editor=李立国 |editor2=李万钧 |editor3=吴世民 |isbn=978-7-5087-4058-4 |location=Beijing |oclc=910451741}}

History

  • 1948: 4 townships of Tongxian were combined into Tongzhou City
  • 1950: Tongzhou City became a county-administered town
  • 1997: Tongzhou Town was disbanded, and Xicheng Subdistrict was incorporated into Beiyuan Subdistrict.

Administrative divisions

As of 2021, the subdistrict is divided into the following 13 communities:{{Cite web |title=2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码 |url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2021/11/01/12/110112003.html |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=www.stats.gov.cn}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!Administrative Division Code

!Subdisvision Names

!Name Transliteration

110112003001

|新华西街

|Xinhuaxi Jie

110112003002

|中山街

|Zhongshan Jie

110112003003

|复兴南里

|Fuxing Nanli

110112003004

|北苑桥

|Beiyuanqiao

110112003005

|后南仓

|Hounancang

110112003007

|新城南街

|Xincheng Nanjie

110112003009

|帅府

|Shuaifu

110112003011

|玉带路

|Yudailu

110112003012

|西关

|Xiguan

110112003014

|长桥园

|Changqiaoyuan

110112003016

|果园西

|Guoyuanxi

110112003018

|滨惠南三街

|Binhuinan Sanjie

110112003022

|官园

|Guanyuan

Transportation

Beijing Bus lines 415,426, 430, 464, 466, 479, 484, 558, 569, 596, 617, 620, 629, 653, 695, 751, 758, 984, 985, Yuntong 117, T11 and Night 215 have stops within Beiyuan. Most of these lines can be taken to get from or to Beijing city proper.

Gallery

File:建筑物 - panoramio - photo taker (4).jpg|Yudaihe West Street, 2011

File:望 - panoramio.jpg|An intersection at Tonghui South Road, 2011

File:Beijing subway tongzhou beiyuan station.jpg|Tongzhou Beiyuan Station, 2012

File:Beijing Luhe International Academy (20220530114020).jpg|Beijing Luhe International Academy, 2022

See also

References

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