Pinggu District
Encyclopedia
Pinggu District formerly Pinggu County (平谷县), lies at the extreme eastern end of Beijing
municipality
, and borders Tianjin
municipality near Ji County
. It has an area of 950 square kilometers and a population of 396,701 (2000 Census). The district is subdivided into 2 subdistricts of the city of Pinggu, 14 towns, and 2 townships.
As of August, 2004, it is the only district or county not linked by an expressway
, either existing or under construction. However, plans reveal that an expressway to Pinggu and ultimately to Tianjin (the projected Jingping Expressway
) may be coming soon. (More on this in Expressways of Beijing
).
Pinggu District was formerly Pinggu County until 2001.
Its postal code number is 101200.
Pinggu district prides itself on the cultivation of the peach
.
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
, and borders Tianjin
Tianjin
' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government...
municipality near Ji County
Ji County, Tianjin
Ji County is a county in the far north of Tianjin municipality, China of cultural and historical significance . The administration of the county was transferred from Hebei province to Tianjin in 1973...
. It has an area of 950 square kilometers and a population of 396,701 (2000 Census). The district is subdivided into 2 subdistricts of the city of Pinggu, 14 towns, and 2 townships.
Overview
The urban area of Pinggu (90,457 in township) has an estimated area from the Google Earth image of 11.5 square kilometers and an estimated population of 70,000.http://harrysworldatlas.blogspot.com/2007/02/china-cn-beijing-metropolitan-province.htmlAs of August, 2004, it is the only district or county not linked by an expressway
Controlled-access highway
A controlled-access highway is a highway designed exclusively for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow and ingress/egress regulated...
, either existing or under construction. However, plans reveal that an expressway to Pinggu and ultimately to Tianjin (the projected Jingping Expressway
Jingping Expressway
The Jingping Expressway is an expressway in Beijing, China, with construction commencing in early 2005.-Construction stages:Construction is expected to follow in early 2005, with a stretch opened by 2006. By 2007, the entire expressway will have been completed in full...
) may be coming soon. (More on this in Expressways of Beijing
Expressways of Beijing
Beijing was first linked to outside areas by the Jingshi Expressway in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Now, nine expressways link Beijing, and more are to come.-History:...
).
Pinggu District was formerly Pinggu County until 2001.
Its postal code number is 101200.
Pinggu district prides itself on the cultivation of the peach
Peach
The peach tree is a deciduous tree growing to tall and 6 in. in diameter, belonging to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae. It bears an edible juicy fruit called a peach...
.