Yuyang Area (simplified Chinese: 渔阳地区; traditional Chinese: 漁陽地區; pinyin: Yúyáng Dìqū), or Pinggu Town, is an area and a town situates in the southwest of Pinggu District, Beijing, China. It borders Wangxinzhuang Town and Xinggu Subdistrict to the north, Xiagezhuang Town to the east, Donggaocun Town to the south, Machangying and Daxingzhuang Towns to the west, and surrounds Binhe Subdistrict on three sides. According to the 2020 census, its population was 62,694.[1]
Yuyang Area
渔阳地区 Pinggu Town (平谷镇) | |
|---|---|
 Beijing Pinggu Middle School at night, 2018 | |
.png) Location of Yuyang Area in Pinggu District | |
  Yuyang Area  Yuyang Area | |
| Coordinates: 40°08′18″N 117°05′38″E / 40.13833°N 117.09389°E | |
| Country | China |
| Municipality | Beijing |
| District | Pinggu |
| Village-level Divisions | 8 communities 13 villages |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.05 km2 (7.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 62,694 |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 101205 |
| Area code | 010 |
The town was named Pinggu (Chinese: 平谷; lit. 'Flat Valley') because of its location in a plain surrounded by mountains on the north, east and south. When it became an area in 2002, the namd Yuyang (Chinese: 渔阳; lit. 'Fishing Sun') was given in order to distinguish it from the larger district.[2]
History
edit| Year | Status | Within |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 - 1958 | Chengguan Town | Pinggu County, Hebei |
| 1958 - 1984 | Chengguan People's Commune | Pinggu County, Beijing |
| 1984 - 1990 | Chengguan Township | |
| 1990 - 2002 | Pinggu Town | |
| 2002–present | Yuyang Area (Pinggu Town) | Pinggu District, Beijing |
Administrative divisions
editBy the end of 2021, Yuyang Area consisted of 21 subdivisions, in which 8 were communities and 13 were villages. They are named in the following list:[3]
| Subdisvision Names | Name Transliterations | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 海关西园 | Haiguan Xiyuan | Community |
| 胜利 | Shengli | Community |
| 太和园 | Taiheyuan | Community |
| 建兰 | Jianlan | Community |
| 迎宾花园 | Yingbin Huayuan | Community |
| 岳泰嘉园 | Yuetai Jiayuan | Community |
| 仁和 | Renhe | Community |
| 洳河 | Ruhe | Community |
| 西寺渠 | Xi Siqu | Village |
| 东寺渠 | Dong Siqu | Village |
| 园田队 | Yuantiandui | Village |
| 胜利街 | Shenglijie | Village |
| 平安街 | Ping'anjie | Village |
| 和平街 | Hepingjie | Village |
| 太平街 | Taipingjie | Village |
| 岳各庄 | Yuegezhuang | Village |
| 赵各庄 | Zhaogezhuang | Village |
| 北台头 | Beitaitou | Village |
| 西鹿角 | Xi Lujiao | Village |
| 下纸寨 | Xiazhizhai | Village |
| 东鹿角 | Dong Lujiao | Village |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "(北京市)平谷区第七次全国人口普查公报-红黑统计公报库". tjgb.hongheiku.com. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ^ 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 2022-10-27.