Yuyang, Beijing Explained

Yuyang Area
Native Name:渔阳地区
Settlement Type:Area & Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Beijing
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pinggu
Area Total Km2:19.05
Population Total:62694
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:40.1383°N 117.0939°W
Utc Offset:+8
Pushpin Map:Beijing#China
Postal Code:101205
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:010
Subdivision Type3:Village-level Divisions
Subdivision Name3:8 communities
13 villages
Timezone1:China Standard
Elevation M:30
Other Name:Pinggu Town (平谷镇)

Yuyang Area, 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]

The town was named Pinggu 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 was given in order to distinguish it from the larger district.[2]

History

Timeline of Yuyang Area's History!Year!Status!Within
1953 - 1958Chengguan TownPinggu County, Hebei
1958 - 1984Chengguan People's CommunePinggu County, Beijing
1984 - 1990Chengguan Township
1990 - 2002Pinggu Town
2002–presentYuyang Area (Pinggu Town)Pinggu District, Beijing

Administrative divisions

By 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 NamesName TransliterationsType
海关西园Haiguan XiyuanCommunity
胜利ShengliCommunity
太和园TaiheyuanCommunity
建兰JianlanCommunity
迎宾花园Yingbin HuayuanCommunity
岳泰嘉园Yuetai JiayuanCommunity
仁和RenheCommunity
洳河RuheCommunity
西寺渠Xi SiquVillage
东寺渠Dong SiquVillage
园田队YuantianduiVillage
胜利街ShenglijieVillage
平安街Ping'anjieVillage
和平街HepingjieVillage
太平街TaipingjieVillage
岳各庄YuegezhuangVillage
赵各庄ZhaogezhuangVillage
北台头BeitaitouVillage
西鹿角Xi LujiaoVillage
下纸寨XiazhizhaiVillage
东鹿角Dong LujiaoVillage

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: (北京市)平谷区第七次全国人口普查公报-红黑统计公报库 . 2022-10-27 . tjgb.hongheiku.com.
  2. Book: zh:中华人民共和国政区大典, 北京市卷 . 2013 . 中国社会出版社 . 李立国 . 李万钧 . 吴世民 . 978-7-5087-4058-4 . Beijing . 910451741.
  3. Web site: 2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码 . 2022-10-27 . www.stats.gov.cn.