Huaibei, Beijing

Huaibei Town (simplified Chinese: 怀北镇; traditional Chinese: 懷北鎮; pinyin: Huáiběi Zhèn) is a town located inside of Huairou District, Beijing, China. It borders Liulimiao and Shicheng Towns to its north, Xitiangezhuang Town to its east, Beifang Town to its south, and Yanqi Town to its west. According to the 2020 Chinese Census, the town had 22,487 people residing under its administration.^[1] The name of this town was taken from Huairoubei (Huairou North) Railway Station within the town, and it literally means "Huai(rou) North".^[2]

Huaibei Town 怀北镇
Town
University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Yanqihu Campus, 2016
Location in Huairou District
Huaibei Town Show map of Beijing Huaibei Town Show map of China
Coordinates: 40°23′15″N 116°41′01″E
Country	China
Municipality	Beijing
District	Huairou
Village-level Divisions	1 community 10 villages
Area
• Total	103.4 km2 (39.9 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	22,487
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	101408
Area code	010

History

Below is a table listing the historical divisions of the town. Before 1948, the region was divided north and south along the Great Wall of China, so the table will list the designation of land north of Great Wall above that of the south:

Timeline of Huaibei Town^[2]

Time	Status	Belonged to
Ming dynasty		Doyan Bag, Northern Yuan
		Huairou County, Shuntian Prefecture
Qing dynasty		Luanping County, Chengde Prefecture
		Huairou County, Shuntian Prefecture
1912 - 1948		Luanping County, Rehe Special District
		Huairou County, Capital Area
1948 - 1949	5th District 6th District
1949 - 1956	5th District	Huairou County, Hebei
1956 - 1958	Majiafen Township Hefangkou Township
1958 - 1959	Under Dongfeng People's Commune	Huairou County, Beijing
1959 - 1961	Under Chengguan People's Commune
1961 - 1983	Xizhuang People's Commune
1983 - 1990	Xizhuang Township
1990 - 2001	Huaibei Town
2001–present		Huairou District, Beijing

This town is where the 2016 Creative Commons Asia Pacific Regional Meeting was hosted.^[3]

Administrative divisions

As of the time in writing, Huaibei Town is subdivided into 11 divisions, consisted of 1 community and 10 villages:^[4]

Subdisvision Names	Name Transliteration	Type
怀北铁路	Huaibei Tielu	Community
西庄	Xizhuang	Village
东庄	Dongzhuang	Village
怀北庄	Huaibeizhuang	Village
龙各庄	Longgezhuang	Village
神山	Shenshan	Village
邓各庄	Denggezhuang	Village
大水峪	Dashuiyu	Village
河防口	Hefangkou	Village
椴树岭	Duanshuling	Village
新峰	Xinfeng	Village

Gallery

• 
  Yanqi Lake, 2011
• 
  Hefangkou Village, 2012
• 
  Qinglong Dam on the north of the town, 2012
• 
  Section of the Great Wall around Jiugukou, 2020

See also

• List of township-level divisions of Beijing

References

1. "北京市怀柔区第七次全国人口普查公报_重点工作_怀柔区人民政府网站". www.bjhr.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
2. 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.
3. nasirkhan (2016-07-02), English: Creative Commons Asia Pacific Regional Meeting 2016 Group Photo. The event was hosted by Creative Commons China Mainland. The venue was "Beijing Judge Education Institute", Beijing, China., retrieved 2022-10-25
4. "2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-25.