Beiyuan Subdistrict, Beijing

Beiyuan Subdistrict 北苑街道
Subdistrict
Tongzhou Wanda Plaza inside of Beiyuan, 2020
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Coordinates: 39°54′08″N 116°38′37″E
Country	China
Municipality	Beijing
District	Tongzhou
Village-level Divisions	13 communities
Area
• Total	6.81 km^2 (2.63 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	108,840
• Density	16,000/km^2 (41,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	101100
Area code	010

Beiyuan Subdistrict (Chinese: 北苑街道; pinyin: 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.^[1] Its floating population is estimated to be 6 million.

The subdistrict took its name from a corrupted form of Beiyuan (Chinese: 北园; pinyin: Běiyuán; lit. 'North Manor'), an estate owned by Qing dynasty officials in charge of transporting grains through the Grand Canal.^[2]

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.^[2]

Administrative divisions

As of 2021, the subdistrict is divided into the following 13 communities:^[3]

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

• 
  Yudaihe West Street, 2011
• 
  An intersection at Tonghui South Road, 2011
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  Tongzhou Beiyuan Station, 2012
• 
  Beijing Luhe International Academy, 2022

See also

• List of township-level divisions of Beijing

References

1. "北京市通州区第七次全国人口普查公报" (PDF). www.bjtzh.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
2. 李立国; 李万钧; 吴世民, eds. (2013). 中华人民共和国政区大典, 北京市卷. Beijing: 中国社会出版社. ISBN 978-7-5087-4058-4. OCLC 910451741.
3. "2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-12.

External links

• Official Chinese webpage