Lubei | |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Settlement Type: | District |
Coordinates: | 39.624°N 118.201°W |
Pushpin Map: | China Hebei |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Hebei |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Hebei |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Tangshan |
Seat Type: | District seat |
Seat: | Qiaotun Subdistrict |
Area Total Km2: | 123.95 |
Population Total: | 784667 |
Population As Of: | 2020 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Lubei District is a district of the city of Tangshan, Hebei, China. The district's population totaled 743,504 as of 2010.[2]
Lubei District was first established in 1955, but was merged into Lunan District and the now-defunct the following year. Lubei District was re-established in 1963.
In July 2013, the town of was transferred from Fengrun District to Lubei District.
In February 2021, the Hebei Provincial Government upgraded Guoyuan from a township to a town, reflecting the area's increased urbanization.[3]
Lubei District administers 11 subdistricts and 2 towns.[4]
The district's 11 subdistricts are Qiaotun Subdistrict (Chinese: 乔屯街道), Wenhua Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 文化路街道), Diaoyutai Subdistrict (Chinese: 钓鱼台街道), Dongxincun Subdistrict (Chinese: 东新村街道), Gangyao Subdistrict (Chinese: 缸窑街道), Jichang Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 机场路街道), Hebei Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 河北路街道), Longdong Subdistrict (Chinese: 龙东街道), Dali Subdistrict (Chinese: 大里街道), Guangming Subdistrict (Chinese: 光明街道), and (Chinese: 翔云道街道).
The district's 2 towns are and Guoyuan (Chinese: 果园镇).
In recent decades, the population of Lubei District has steadily increased. The 2010 Chinese Census reported the district's population to be 743,504, up significantly from the 567,476 reported in the 2000 Chinese Census. A 1996 estimate put the district's population at about 472,000.
Tangsteel Group is headquartered in Lubei District.[5] The district is home to the Tangshan New Technology Development Zone (Chinese: 唐山市高新技术开发区).
The, a museum commemorating Tangshan's industrial history, is located in Lubei District.[6]