Beiyuan Subdistrict (Chinese: 北苑街道; pinyin: Běiyuàn jiēdaò) is a subdistrict of Beijing and is located in Tongzhou District. It covers an area of 8.7 square kilometers and is home to 108,840 residents as of 2020.[1] Its floating population is estimated to be 6 million.

Beiyuan Subdistrict 北苑街道
Subdistrict
Tongzhou Wanda Plaza inside of Beiyuan, 2020
Beiyuan Subdistrict Show map of Beijing Beiyuan Subdistrict Show map of China
Coordinates: 39°54′08″N 116°38′37″E
Country	China
Municipality	Beijing
District	Tongzhou
Village-level Divisions	13 communities
Area
• Total	6.81 km2 (2.63 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	108,840
• Density	16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	101100
Area code	010

The subdistrict took its name from a corrupted form of Beiyuan (Chinese: 北园; pinyin: Běiyuán; lit. 'North Manor'), an estate owned by Qing dynasty officials in charge of transporting grains through the Grand Canal.[2]

History

• 1948: 4 townships of Tongxian were combined into Tongzhou City
• 1950: Tongzhou City became a county-administered town
• 1997: Tongzhou Town was disbanded, and Xicheng Subdistrict was incorporated into Beiyuan Subdistrict.[2]

Administrative divisions

As of 2021, the subdistrict is divided into the following 13 communities:[3]

Transportation

Beijing Bus lines 415,426, 430, 464, 466, 479, 484, 558, 569, 596, 617, 620, 629, 653, 695, 751, 758, 984, 985, Yuntong 117, T11 and Night 215 have stops within Beiyuan. Most of these lines can be taken to get from or to Beijing city proper.

Gallery

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  Yudaihe West Street, 2011
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  An intersection at Tonghui South Road, 2011
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  Tongzhou Beiyuan Station, 2012
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  Beijing Luhe International Academy, 2022

See also

• List of township-level divisions of Beijing

References

External links

• Official Chinese webpage

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