Beigao Town Explained

Beigao
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:China Fujian
Pushpin Label:Beigao
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Fujian
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:PRC
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Fujian
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Putian
Area Total Km2:54
Population:93,684
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Beigao Town is a town in Putian's Licheng District on the central coast of Fujian Province, China. It had 93,684 people in about 16,000 households during the 2010 census.

Geography

Beigao comprises part of the southern shore of Xinghua Bay on the Taiwan Strait and its hinterland. Its 54km2 form the southeastern corner of Putian's prefecture,[1] bordering Houhai Lake and Quanzhou.

Administrative divisions

Beigao is composed of 24 villages: Kengyuan Kēngyuán Cūn), Yuanhou Yuànhòu Cūn), Chengshan Chéngshān Cūn), Beigao Běigāo Cūn), Dongxiang Dōngxiāng Cūn), Houji Hòujī Cūn), Tingjiang Tīngjiāng Cūn), Tingfeng Tīngfēng Cūn), Jiangbian Jiāngbiān Cūn), Gaoyang Gāoyáng Cūn), Gaofeng Gāofēng Cūn), Lanshan Lánshān Cūn), Fuling Fúlǐng Cūn), Duling Dùlǐng Cūn), Wucheng Wúchéng Cūn), Shanqian Shānqián Cūn), Chengtou Chéngtóu Cūn), Chengqian Chéngqián Cūn), Qianting Qiántíng Cūn), Chongqin Chōngqìn Cūn), Donggao Dōnggāo Cūn), Zhuzhuang Zhúzhuāng Cūn), Meilan Měilán Cūn), and Daifeng Dàifēng Cūn). These oversee 128 zìráncūn (Chinese: 自然村) and 248 cūnmín xiǎozǔ (Chinese: 村民小组).[1]

References

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Notes and References

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