Beijiao () is a

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in the

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Shunde Shunde District, also known as Shuntak, is a district of the city of Foshan, Guangdong province, located in the Pearl River Delta. It had a population of 2,464,784 as of the 2010 census. Once a traditional agricultural county, it has become one ...

, in the

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Foshan Foshan (, ), alternately romanized as Fatshan, is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. The entire prefecture covers and had a population of 9,498,863 as of the 2020 census. The city is part of the western side of the ...

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. The town covers an area of 92 square kilometers, and has a permanent population of about 420,000 people.

Administrative divisions

The town is divided into 10 residential communities and 10 administrative villages.

Residential communities

* Beijiao Residential Community () * Bijiang Residential Community () * Lintou Residential Community () * Guangjiao Residential Community () * Sanhongqi Residential Community () * Chayong Residential Community () * Biguiyuan Residential Community () * Shunjiang Residential Community () * Junlan Residential Community () * Shejicheng Residential Community ()

Administrative villages

* Huanglong Village () * Shencun Village () * Shuikou Village () * Malong Village () * Shangliao Village () * Xijiao Village () * Gaocun Village () * Taocun Village () * Xihai Village () * Sangui Village ()

Economy

As of 2019, Beijiao's

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was ¥64.5 billion, and grew at 7.3% annual rate. The town exported ¥83 billion worth of goods. Beijiao's tax revenue in 2019 totaled ¥14.03 billion. The headquarters of

Midea Group Midea Group () is a Chinese electrical appliance manufacturer, headquartered in Beijiao town, Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong and listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange. As of 2021, the firm employs approximately 150,000 people in China and oversea ...

and

Country Garden Country Garden () is a property development company based in Guangdong, China, owned by Yang Guoqiang's family. In 2020, it is ranked 147th in Fortune Global 500 List. Country Garden features a market capitalization of over US$29.84 billion ...

are both located in Beijiao. DJI also has a presence in the city. Near Beijiao, there is the

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Tianshengqiao-I Dam The Tianshengqiao-I Dam (locally abbreviated as TSQ-I) is a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam and hydroelectric power station on the Nanpan River straddling the border between Guizhou and Guangxi, People's Republic of China, located in the c ...

Healthcare

The town has a hospital.

Transportation

Road

The runs through Beijiao.

Rail

The town has two stations on the

Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway or Guangzhu intercity railway () is a dedicated, grade-separated regional railway linking Guangzhou South railway station in Panyu, Guangzhou, Jiangmen railway station in Xinhui, Jiangmen,and Zhuhai ...

: Beijiao Station and Bijiang Station. In the future, the town will also be connected to Guangzhou Metro Line 7, Foshan Metro Line 3, , and the

Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railway Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railway, also known as the Guangfo ring intercity railway, is a regional rail in the Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway system. The line will form a ring around Guangzhou, Guangdong, ...

Port

The town has a port, which processes about 330,000 containers annually.

References

{{Authority control Shunde District Towns in Guangdong