Pinggu District

Pinggu

平谷区
Pingku
Pinggu 平谷区 Pingku
District
	Pinggu District in Beijing
	Coordinates: 40°8′32″N 117°6′4″E / 40.14222°N 117.10111°ECoordinates: 40°8′32″N 117°6′4″E / 40.14222°N 117.10111°E
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	UTC+8 (China Standard)
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 in the far east of Beijing Municipality. 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. It borders the Beijing districts of Miyun and Shunyi to the north and west, respectively, Tianjin's Jizhou District to the southeast, and in Hebei province, Xinglong County and Sanhe to the northeast and south, respectively.

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)
	兴谷街道	Xìnggǔ Jiēdào	53,000	15.00
	滨河街道	Bīnhé Jiēdào	44,897	3.36
Area (Pinggu town)	渔阳地区(平谷镇)	Yúyáng Dìqū (Pínggǔ Zhèn)	56,015	27.50
(town) Area	峪口(镇)地区	Yùkǒu (Zhèn) Dìqū	26,493	64.10
(town) Area	马坊(镇)地区	Mǎfāng (Zhèn) Dìqū	17,949	44.00
(town) Area	金海湖(镇)地区	Jīnhǎihú (Zhèn) Dìqū	26,835	128.53
town	东高村镇	Dōnggāocūn Zhèn	27,945	57.00
town	山东庄镇	Shāndōngzhuāng Zhèn	16,439	50.00
town	南独乐河镇	Nándúlèhé Zhèn	20,449	69.00
town	大华山镇	Dàhuàshān Zhèn	16,396	96.64
town	夏各庄镇	Xiàgèzhuāng Zhèn	20,958	59.60
town	马昌营镇	Mǎchāngyíng Zhèn	16,303	28.80
town	王辛庄镇	Wángxīnzhuāng Zhèn	29,686	96.00
town	大兴庄镇	Dàxīngzhuāng Zhèn	17,297	33.00
town	刘家店镇	Liújiādiàn Zhèn	7,509	35.60
town	镇罗营镇	Zhènluōyíng Zhèn	8,875	80.90
	熊儿寨乡	Xióng'erzhài Xiāng	5,498	59.20
	黄松峪乡	Huángsōngyù Xiāng	3,414	64.40

History[]

Pinggu District was formerly Pinggu County until 2001. In 1986, the 10,000-capacity , which is used mostly for football matches, opened.

Economy[]

Pinggu district prides itself on the cultivation of the peach.

Transportation[]

The planned Pinggu line will connect the District to the Beijing Subway system.

Sister cities[]

Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea (1995) ^[4]
Llíria, Valencia, Spain (2018) [2]

References[]

^ 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)
^ 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.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (2012). 中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料 (1 ed.). Beijing: China Statistics Print. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
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External links[]

Official website of Pinggu District Government

[Subdistrict_note-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.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (2012). 中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料 (1 ed.). Beijing: China Statistics Print. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.

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