Beizhakou Town () is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

situated in the center of

Jinnan District Jinnan District (), formerly Nanjiao District () is a district of Tianjin, People's Republic of China, located on the western bank of the lower reaches of the Hai River The name of the district literally means "South Tianjin" or "South of Tianjin ...

Tianjin Tianjin is a direct-administered municipality in North China, northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the National Central City, nine national central cities, with a total population of 13,866,009 inhabitants at the time of the ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

. It borders Haitang Subdistrict and Xianshuigu Town to its north, Shuangqiaohe and Xiaozhan Towns to its east, as well as Balitai Town to its west. It also has an exclave within Balitai Town. The town has a population of 45,741 as of 2010. In 1875, a division of the

Huai Army The Huai Army (), named for the Huai River, was a military force allied with the Qing dynasty raised to contain the Taiping Rebellion in 1862. It was also called the Anhui Army because it was based in Anhui province. It helped to restore the stabil ...

was stationed in Tianin, and constructed Xuanhui Sluice in the area, where several smaller rivers flow into the Yueya River down south. The Sluice and the surrounding settlement later earned the name "Beizhakou" ().

History

Administrative divisions

At the end of 2022, Beizhakou Town has 27 subdivisions, including the following 8 residential communities and 19

villages A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...

Communities

* Zheng'an Li (政安里) * Jianxin (建新) * Zehui Yuan (泽惠园) * Yihui Yuan (宣惠园) * Yuhui Yuan (御惠园) * Hongru Xinyuan (鸿儒新园) * Shangxin Yuan (尚信园) * Beizhakou Dianzi Gongye
(北闸口电子工业)

Villages

* Qianjin (前进) * Guangming (光明) * Yueqiao (月桥) * Yihe Zhuang (义和庄) * Laozuoying (老左营) * Zhengying (正营) * Lü Tuozi (吕坨子) * Houying (后营) * Gaozhuangfang (高庄房) * Yusheng (裕盛) * Renziying (仁字营) * Jianxin (建新) * Beizhakou (北闸口) * Dong Youying (东右营) * Xi Youying (西右营) * Bei Yixin Zhuang (北义心庄) * Sandao Gou (三道沟) * Dalu Zhuang (大芦庄) * Zhaijiadian (翟家甸)

References

{{Subdivisions of Jinnan District, Tianjin Towns in Tianjin Jinnan District

History

Administrative divisions

Communities

Villages

See also

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