Lubei, Tangshan Explained

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]

History

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]

Administrative divisions

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).

Demographics

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.

Economy

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).

Culture

The, a museum commemorating Tangshan's industrial history, is located in Lubei District.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 唐山人口普查公报发布 10年多了14万余人 . Government of Tangshan . zh . 2021-06-01 .
  2. Web site: 2015-05-27. zh:路北区历史沿革. Lubei District Organizational History. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210604154646/http://xzqh.org/html/show/he/1151.html. 2021-06-04. 2021-06-04. xzqh.org. zh.
  3. Web site: 2021-02-12. zh:路北区果园正式撤乡设镇. Lubei District formally changes Guoyuan from township to town. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210604153926/https://tangshan.huanbohainews.com.cn/system/2021/02/12/011983687.shtml. 2021-06-04. 2021-06-04. tangshan.huanbohainews.com.cn. zh.
  4. Web site: 2020. zh:2020年统计用区划代码(路北区). 2020 Statistical Division Codes (Lubei District). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210604152933/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2020/13/02/130203.html. 2021-06-04. 2021-06-04. National Bureau of Statistics of China. zh.
  5. Web site: zh:联系我们 . Contact Us . . zh.
  6. Web site: zh:中国唐山工业博物馆. China Tangshan Industrial Museum. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210604160713/http://www.mafengwo.cn/poi/71678556.html. 2021-06-04. 2021-06-04. www.mafengwo.cn. zh.