Gaobeidian

Gaobeidian

高碑店市
Gaobeidian 高碑店市
County-level city
	Location of Gaobeidian in Baoding
	Location of Baoding in Hebei
	Coordinates: 39°19′37″N 115°52′26″E / 39.327°N 115.874°ECoordinates: 39°19′37″N 115°52′26″E / 39.327°N 115.874°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Baoding
Area
• County-level city	620.0 km2 (239.4 sq mi)
• Urban	36.80 km2 (14.21 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• County-level city	588,000
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
• Urban	141,600
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	074000
Area code(s)	0312
Licence plate prefixes	冀F
Website	gbd.gov.cn

Gaobeidian (Chinese: 高碑店; pinyin: Gāobēidiàn) is a county-level city in central Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Baoding Prefecture-level city. Gaobeidian has 4 subdistricts, 6 towns, and 4 townships, and a total of 442 villages.^[2] It is 82 kilometres (51 mi) south of Beijing and 68 kilometres (42 mi) north of Baoding.

Gaobeidian City was long known as Xincheng County (simplified Chinese: 新城县; traditional Chinese: 新城縣; pinyin: Xīnchéng Xiàn). In 1993, its name was changed to Gaobeidian City.

Administrative Divisions^[2][]

Subdistricts:

(和平街道), (军城街道), (东盛街道), (北城街道), Xinghua Road Subdistrict (兴华路街道)

Towns:

(方官镇), (新城镇), (泗庄镇), (白沟镇), (辛立庄镇)

Townships:

(肖官营乡), (梁家营乡), (张六庄乡), (东马营乡), (辛桥乡)

Transportation[]

Jingguang railway: Gaobeidian Railway Station
Jingshi Expressway
Jingkun Expressway
China National Highway 107

Architecture and environment[]

Gaobeidian is known for its leadership in energy efficient building, and hosted the 23rd International Passive House Conference in 2019. The Gaobeidian Railway City apartment complex is the world's largest passive house project.^[3]