Dagang District () was a former district of
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 ...
, located at the city's southeast. It had a population of 440,000 and occupied in size, with a coast line stretching approximately on the eastern side.
Established in 1979, Dagang has developed a foundation of
petroleum
Petroleum, also known as crude oil or simply oil, is a naturally occurring, yellowish-black liquid chemical mixture found in geological formations, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons. The term ''petroleum'' refers both to naturally occurring un ...
chemistry and hosts
Dagang Oilfield within its border. In November 2009
Binhai New Area
Binhai, fully known as Binhai New Area (), abbreviated as Binhai and Bincheng, is a sub-provincial division, new area and special economic zone of China under the jurisdiction of Tianjin, People's Republic of China, located in the eastern co ...
was consolidated into a district, and the former subordinate districts of
Tanggu,
Hangu and Dagang were abolished.
Climate
References
External links
Official site(Chinese and English)
Districts of Tianjin
1979 establishments in China
2009 disestablishments in China
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