Nankai District () is a

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Tianjin Tianjin is a direct-administered municipality in North China, northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the National Central City, nine national central cities, with a total population of 13,866,009 inhabitants at the time of the ...

, People's Republic of China. Nankai District borders the

Hai River The Hai River (海河, lit. "Sea River"), also known as the Peiho, ("White River"), or Hai Ho, is a Chinese river connecting Beijing to Tianjin and the Bohai Sea. During the Song dynasty, the main stream of the Hai River was called the lowe ...

in the east and Chentangzhuang Railway in the west and south. A number of important Tianjin landmarks lie in the district including the Tianjin Museum, Tianjin Radio and Television Tower, Tianjin Water Park, Tianjin Zoo and

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. Nankai is also home to the city's most prestigious educational institutions including

Tianjin University Tianjin University (TJU; zh, t=, , s=天津大学, p=, labels=no), previously Peiyang University (), is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Tianjin, China. Established in 1895 by a royal charter from ...

and

Nankai University Nankai University is a public university in Tianjin, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. Nankai University was establ ...

. The Tianjin New Technology Industrial Area, a 12 square km precinct, is also located in Nankai.

History

Historically, northern parts of Nankai District were located inside the walled city of Tianjin. The Tianfei Palace or Palace of the Queen of Heaven of the

Yuan Dynasty The Yuan dynasty ( ; zh, c=元朝, p=Yuáncháo), officially the Great Yuan (; Mongolian language, Mongolian: , , literally 'Great Yuan State'), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after Div ...

was built in north-eastern Nankai in the year 1326. In the

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, the heart of the city of Tianjin was set up in Nankai. Nankai became part of the military garrisons during the Ming and

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Dynasties and the city wall served as a major defense system against foreign invasion in the late 19th century.

Administrative divisions

There are 12

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in the district:

Geography

Nankai District is located in the south-west corner of the urban Tianjin, bordered by Hongqiao District to the north,

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and Heping Districts to the north-east, Hexi District to the east and Xiqing District to the south-west. It occupies an area of . The natural topography is characterised by higher elevation in the north of the district and a lower elevation in the south, with the average altitude being 3 metres.

Demographics

Nankai District has been one of the fastest growing districts in Tianjin since the formation of the

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. The population was 220,000 in 1949. In 2006, the population was 925,000 and the density was 19621/km² (50818/sq. mi.). The rate of

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has been negative since 1993 with the

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averaging 3.97% and

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registering 4.56% in 2005. The majority of people in Nankai District are

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. Small populations of

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such as the Hui,

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and

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peoples also exist.

Transportation

Metro

Nankai is currently served by three metro lines operated by

Tianjin Metro The Tianjin Metro or Tianjin Rail Transit is the rapid transit system in the city of Tianjin, which was the second city in mainland China after Beijing to operate a subway system (the Beijing Subway opened in 1971). First opened in 1984, the ...

: * - Haiguangsi, Erweilu, Xi'nanjiao * - Bianxing, Jieyuanxidao, Xianyanglu, Changhonggongyuan, Guangkaisimalu, Xi'nanjiao , Gulou, Dongnanjiao * - Huayuan, Wangdingdi, Hongqinanlu, Zhoudengji'nianguan, Tianta

Education

Parks

*Tianjin Zoo (天津动物园) *Tianjin Water Park (天津水上公园) *Changhong Park (长虹公园)

References

People's Government of Tianjin Nankai District English Website
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