Beizhakou Town () is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
situated in the center of
Jinnan District
Jinnan District (), formerly Nanjiao District () is a district of Tianjin, People's Republic of China, located on the western bank of the lower reaches of the Hai River The name of the district literally means "South Tianjin" or "South of Tianjin ...
,
Tianjin
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,
China
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. It borders
Haitang Subdistrict and
Xianshuigu Town to its north,
Shuangqiaohe
Shuangqiaohe Town () is a town situated in the northern portion of Jinnan District, Tianjin, China
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and
Xiaozhan Towns to its east, as well as
Balitai Town to its west. It also has an exclave within Balitai Town. The town has a population of 45,741 as of 2010.
In 1875, a division of the
Huai Army
The Huai Army (), named for the Huai River, was a military force allied with the Qing dynasty raised to contain the Taiping Rebellion in 1862. It was also called the Anhui Army because it was based in Anhui province. It helped to restore the stabil ...
was stationed in Tianin, and constructed Xuanhui Sluice in the area, where several smaller rivers flow into the Yueya River down south. The Sluice and the surrounding settlement later earned the name "Beizhakou" ().
History
Administrative divisions
At the end of 2022, Beizhakou Town has 27 subdivisions, including the following 8
residential communities and 19
villages:
Communities
* Zheng'an Li (政安里)
* Jianxin (建新)
* Zehui Yuan (泽惠园)
* Yihui Yuan (宣惠园)
* Yuhui Yuan (御惠园)
* Hongru Xinyuan (鸿儒新园)
* Shangxin Yuan (尚信园)
* Beizhakou Dianzi Gongye
(北闸口电子工业)
Villages
* Qianjin (前进)
* Guangming (光明)
* Yueqiao (月桥)
* Yihe Zhuang (义和庄)
* Laozuoying (老左营)
* Zhengying (正营)
* Lü Tuozi (吕坨子)
* Houying (后营)
* Gaozhuangfang (高庄房)
* Yusheng (裕盛)
* Renziying (仁字营)
* Jianxin (建新)
* Beizhakou (北闸口)
* Dong Youying (东右营)
* Xi Youying (西右营)
* Bei Yixin Zhuang (北义心庄)
* Sandao Gou (三道沟)
* Dalu Zhuang (大芦庄)
* Zhaijiadian (翟家甸)
See also
*
List of township-level divisions of Tianjin
References
{{Subdivisions of Jinnan District, Tianjin
Towns in Tianjin
Jinnan District