Beijiao () is a

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in the

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Shunde Shunde (Shun Tak in Cantonese) 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 of the mo ...

, in the

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Foshan Foshan (, ; Chinese: 佛山) 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 Pearl River Delta m ...

Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

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. The town covers an area of . Per a 2020 publication by the government of Shunde District, Beijiao has a permanent population of about 420,000 people; Beijiao has a

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population of 150,695 .

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 since 2013. As of 2021, the firm employed approximately 150,000 people in Ch ...

and

Country Garden Country Garden () is a property development company based in Guangdong, China, owned by Yang Guoqiang's family. It ranked 206th in Fortune Global 500 list of 2023. Country Garden features a market capitalization of over US$29.84 billion as of 20 ...

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

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Tianshengqiao-I Dam.

Healthcare

The town has a hospital.

Transportation

Road

The runs through Beijiao.

Rail

The town has two stations on the Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway: Beijiao Station and Bijiang Station. Beijiao is also currently served by two metro lines, Guangzhou Metro Line 7 and Foshan Metro Line 3. Foshan Metro Line 11 is currently approved for construction and the Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railway is under construction.

Port

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

References

{{Authority control Shunde District Towns in Guangdong