Taipingqiao Subdistrict () is a
subdistrict A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
Equivalents
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located at the northern end of
Fengtai District
Fengtai District () is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It lies mostly to the southwest of the city center, extending into the city's southwestern suburbs beyond the 6th Ring Road, Sixth Ring Road, but also to the south and, to a smaller ...
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Beijing
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China
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. It shares border with Yangfangdian Subdistrict in the north,
Guang'anmenwai and
You'anmen Subdistricts in the east, Lugouqiao Subdistrict in the west, and has several
exclaves
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inside of Lugouqiao Township. In 2020, it had a population of 74,275 residents.
The name Taipingqiao () refers to a village in the region that predated the subdistrict.
History
Since the establishment of
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
in 1949, the land of what would become Taipingqiao Subdistrict had remained part of Lugouqiao Subdistrict for decades. In 1988, the preparation for creating a new subdistrict was started, and the subdistrict was formally established on October of 1989.
Administrative Division
At the end of 2021, there are 21 subdivisions under Taipingqiao Subdistrict, including 17
communities
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and 4
villages
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Landmark
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Lotus Pond Park
See also
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List of township-level divisions of Beijing
This is a list of township-level divisions of the municipality of Beijing, People's Republic of China (PRC). After province, prefecture, and county-level divisions, township-level divisions constitute the formal fourth-level administrative divi ...
References
{{Subdivisions of Fengtai District, Beijing
Fengtai District
Subdistricts of Beijing