Beixiaguan 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 in the southeastern part of the
Haidian District
Haidian District () is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It is mostly situated in northwestern Beijing, but also to a lesser extent in the west, where it has borders with Xicheng District and Fengtai District.
It is 431 square km in ar ...
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Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the Capital city, capital of the China, People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's Li ...
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Beijing Jiaotong University
Beijing Jiaotong University (Chinese: 北京交通大学), formerly Northern Jiaotong University, is one of the oldest public universities in mainland China. The main campus is located in the Haidian District in central Beijing. Its coordinates ...
is situated in this area. As of , it had 146,366 residents within its borders.
The region was named Beixiaguan () for its location outside of North Pass of the
Xizhimen
Xizhimen () was a gate in the Beijing city wall and is now a transportation node in Beijing. The gate was the entrance of drinking water for the Emperor, coming from the Jade Spring Hills to the west of Beijing. The gate was demolished in 196 ...
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History
Geography
Beixiaguan Subdistrict extends from the Jingbao Railway in the east and adjacent to Beitaipingzhuang Street, and in the west to Zhongguancun South Street and Zizhuyuan Street in the north. The North Third Ring West Road is adjacent to Zhongguancun Street, and the south to the Nanchang River, the west boundary of Beijing Zoo, and the section of Xizhimenwai Street to the south of the Capital Gymnasium is connected to the exhibition road of Xicheng District.
Administrative Divisions
As of 2021, Beixiaguan Subdistrict was subdivided into 31
communities
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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 di ...
References
Haidian District
Subdistricts of Beijing
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