Pinggu District (), formerly Pinggu County (), lies in the far east of
Beijing Municipality. It has an area of and a population of 396,701 (2000 Census). The district is subdivided into 2 subdistricts, 14 towns, and 2 townships. It borders the Beijing districts of
Miyun
Miyun District () is situated in northeast Beijing. It has an area of and a population of 460,800 (2010 Census). Miyun District government seat is located in Gulou Subdistrict.
History
Miyun was one of the places where Warlord Feng Yuxiang s ...
and
Shunyi
Shunyi District () is an administrative district of Beijing, located to the northeast of the city's urban core. As of 2014, the population of the district is around 983,000, of which approximately 601,000 have local residency permits. The Beiji ...
to the north and west, respectively,
Tianjin's
Jizhou District Jizhou may refer to:
* Jizhou District, Hengshui (), Hebei
**Jizhou Town (), subdivision of Jizhou District, Hengshui
* Jizhou District, Ji'an (), Jiangxi
*Jizhou District, Tianjin ()
Historical locations
*Ji Province (), one of the Nine Provinces ...
to the southeast, and in
Hebei province,
Xinglong County and
Sanhe to the northeast and south, respectively.
Administrative divisions
There are 2
subdistricts, 14
towns
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 ...
with 4 towns of which carry the "area" () label, and 2
townships in the district:
[These towns are officially classified as subdistricts, but as they coincide with the area of the same name, they are commonly named "areas" ()]
Climate
History
Pinggu District was formerly Pinggu County until 2001. In 1986, the 10,000-capacity
Pinggu Stadium
Pinggu District (), formerly Pinggu County (), lies in the far east of Beijing Municipality. It has an area of and a population of 396,701 (2000 Census). The district is subdivided into 2 subdistricts, 14 towns, and 2 townships. It borders the Be ...
, which is used mostly for football matches, opened.
Economy
Pinggu district prides itself on the cultivation of the
peach.
Transportation
The planned
Pinggu line
Line 22 (Pinggu line) of the Beijing Subway is a rapid transit line under planning in Beijing and Hebei Province.
It will run from Dongdaqiao station in Chaoyang District to Pinggu station in Pinggu District with 21 stations. The length of t ...
will connect the District to the
Beijing Subway system.
Education
Sister cities
*
Dongjak-gu, Seoul
Dongjak District (Dongjak-gu) is one of the 25 '' gu'' that make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Its name was derived from the Dongjaegi Naruteo Ferry, on the Han River which borders the district to the north. It was the 17th ''gu'' create ...
, South Korea (1995)
*
Llíria, Valencia, Spain (2018)
References
External links
Official website of Pinggu District Government
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Districts of Beijing