Huairou Area (simplified Chinese: 怀柔地区; traditional Chinese: 懷柔地區; pinyin: Huáiróu Dìqū), or Huairou Town, is an area and a town situated in the southern portion of Huairou District, Beijing, China. It borders Yanqi Town in the north, Beifang Town in the east, Yangsong and Miaocheng Towns in the south, Qiaozi and Bohai Towns in the west, and contains Quanhe and Longshan Subdistricts within. In 2020, its population was 41,990.[1]
Huairou Area
怀柔地区 Huairou Town (怀柔镇) | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Commemorative Park of the Fourth World Conference on Women, 2020 | |
.png) Location of Huairou Area in Huairou District | |
  Huairou Area  Huairou Area | |
| Coordinates: 40°18′12″N 116°37′58″E / 40.30333°N 116.63278°E | |
| Country | China |
| Municipality | Beijing |
| District | Huairou |
| Village-level Divisions | 2 communities 18 villages |
| Area | |
• Total | 59.73 km2 (23.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 41,990 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 101422 |
| Area code | 010 |
Its name Huairou came from Classic of Poetry, with the original meaning of "Solicit Comfort". It was first used as a name for this region during the Tang dynasty.[2]
History
edit| Year | Status | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 - 1956 | Chengguan Town | Huairou County, Hebei |
| 1956 - 1957 | Chengguan Town
Yanggechang Township Liugechang Township | |
| 1957 - 1958 | Chengguan Town
Liugechang Township | |
| 1958 - 1959 | Bayi People's Commune | Huairou County, Beijing |
| 1959 - 1960 | Chengguan People's Commune | |
| 1960 - 1961 | Chengguan People's Commune
Wanghua People's Commune | |
| 1961 - 1965 | Chengguan People's Commune | |
| 1965 - 1979 | Chengguan People's Commune
Chengguan Town | |
| 1979 - 1980 | Zhongfule People's Commune
Chengguan Town | |
| 1980 - 1983 | Chengguan People's Commune
Chengguan Town | |
| 1983 - 1990 | Chengguan Township
Chengguan Town | |
| 1990 - 2001 | Huairou Town | |
| 2001 - 2002 | Huairou District, Beijing | |
| 2002 - present | Huairou Area (Huairou Town) |
Administrative divisions
editIn 2021, Huairou Area had direct jurisdiction over of 20 subdivisions, in which 2 were communities and 18 were villages:[3]
| Subdisvision Names | Name Transliterations | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 红螺家园 | Hongluo Jiayuan | Community |
| 滨河馨居 | Binhe Xinju | Community |
| 石厂 | Shichang | Village |
| 葛各庄 | Gegezhuang | Village |
| 唐自口 | Tangzikou | Village |
| 张各长 | Zhanggechang | Village |
| 王化 | Wanghua | Village |
| 大屯 | Datun | Village |
| 大中富乐 | Da Zhongfule | Village |
| 刘各长 | Liugechang | Village |
| 东四村 | Dongsicun | Village |
| 芦庄 | Luzhuang | Village |
| 红螺镇 | Hongluozhen | Village |
| 西三村 | Xisancun | Village |
| 甘涧峪 | Ganjianyu | Village |
| 郭家坞 | Guojiawu | Village |
| 红军庄 | Hongjunzhuang | Village |
| 孟庄 | Mengzhuang | Village |
| 兴隆庄 | Xinglongzhuang | Village |
| 卧龙岗 | Wolonggang | Village |
Landmark
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Hongluo Temple, 2009 -
Entrance to Huairou Reservoir, 2018
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "北京市怀柔区第七次全国人口普查公报_重点工作_怀柔区人民政府网站". www.bjhr.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ a b 李立国; 李万钧; 吴世民, eds. (2013). 中华人民共和国政区大典, 北京市卷. Beijing: 中国社会出版社. ISBN 978-7-5087-4058-4. OCLC 910451741.
- ^ "2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-24.