Beipiao

Beipiao 北票市
County-level city
Beipiao Bus Station
Location in Chaoyang City
Beipiao Location in Liaoning
Coordinates: 41°48′04″N 120°46′16″E / 41.801°N 120.771°E / 41.801; 120.771Coordinates: 41°48′04″N 120°46′16″E / 41.801°N 120.771°E / 41.801; 120.771
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Liaoning
Prefecture-level city	Chaoyang
Area [1]
• County-level city	4,469.0 km2 (1,725.5 sq mi)
• Urban	183.00 km2 (70.66 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]
• County-level city	576,000
• Urban	184,000
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Beipiao (Chinese: 北票; pinyin: Běipiào; Wade–Giles: Pei³-p'iao⁴) is a city in Chaoyang prefecture, Liaoning province, in Northeast China. It has a population of 202,807. The main industry in the area is coal mining. With vertical shafts of almost 1000m, these are some of the deepest coal mines in China. The coal produced is used for coking. is located in the northwestern part of Beipiao city.

The dinosaur Beipiaosaurus was named after the city where its fossils were found nearby.

Administrative Divisions[]

There are 7 subdistricts, 7 towns, 17 townships, and 2 ethnic townships under the administration of the city.^[2]

Subdistricts:

• (南山街道), (台吉街道), (三宝街道), (桥北街道), (城关街道), Guanshan Subdistrict (冠山街道), (东台吉街道)

Towns:

• (宝国老镇), (黑城子镇), (西官营镇), Shangyuan (上园镇), (五间房镇), (大板镇), (桃花吐镇)

Townships:

• (东官营乡), (三宝乡), (泉巨永乡), (三宝营乡), (北塔子乡), (台吉营乡), (娄家店乡), (北四家乡), (常河营乡), (小塔子乡), (大三家子乡), (蒙古营乡), (龙潭乡), (长皋乡), (巴图营乡), (哈尔脑乡), (章吉营乡), (凉水河蒙古族乡), (马友营蒙古族乡)

See also[]

• All pages with titles containing beipiao

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