Lubei District () is a district of the city of Tangshan, Hebei, People's Republic of China. The district's population totaled 743,504 as of 2010.

History

Lubei District was first established in 1955, but was merged into

Lunan District Lunan District () is a district of the city of Tangshan, Hebei province, China. The district spans an area of , and has a population of approximately 330,000 per a 2021 government publication. Toponymy Lunan District derives its name from its lo ...

and the now-defunct the following year. Lubei District was re-established in 1963. In July 2013, the town of was transferred from Fengrun District to Lubei District. In February 2021, the Hebei Provincial Government upgraded Guoyuan from a township to a town, reflecting the area's increased urbanization.

Administrative divisions

Lubei District administers 11 subdistricts and 2 towns.

Subdistricts

The district's 11 subdistricts are

Qiaotun Subdistrict Qiaotun Subdistrict () is a township-level division of Lubei District, Tangshan, Hebei, China. See also *List of township-level divisions of Hebei This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Hebei, People's Republic of China ( ...

(), Wenhua Road Subdistrict (), Diaoyutai Subdistrict (),

Dongxincun Subdistrict Dongxincun Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Lubei District in the east of Tangshan, Hebei, People's Republic of China. , it has 7 residential communities () under its administration. See also *List of township-level divisions of Hebei This is ...

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Gangyao Subdistrict Gangyao Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Lubei District, Tangshan, Hebei, People's Republic of China. , it has 11 residential communities () under its administration. See also *List of township-level divisions of Hebei This is a list of towns ...

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Jichang Road Subdistrict Jichang Road Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Lubei District, Tangshan, Hebei, People's Republic of China. , it had 17 residential communities () under its administration. See also *List of township-level divisions of Hebei This is a list of ...

(), Hebei Road Subdistrict (), Longdong Subdistrict (), Dali Subdistrict (), Guangming Subdistrict (), and ().

Towns

The district's 2 towns are () and Guoyuan ().

Demographics

In recent decades, the population of Lubei District has steadily increased. The

2010 Chinese Census The 2010 Chinese census, officially the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (中華人民共和國第六次全國人口普查), was conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China wi ...

reported the district's population to be 743,504, up significantly from the 567,476 reported in the

2000 Chinese Census The 2000 Chinese census, officially the Fifth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (), was conducted by the government of the People's Republic of China with 1 November 2000 as its zero hour. The total population was calcula ...

. A 1996 estimate put the district's population at about 472,000.

Economy

Tangsteel Group is headquartered in Lubei District. The district is home to the Tangshan New Technology Development Zone ().

Culture

The , a museum commemorating Tangshan's industrial history, is located in Lubei District.

References

External links

County-level divisions of Hebei Tangshan {{Tangshan-geo-stub