Shuangjie Town () is a town inside of

Beichen District Beichen District () is a district of the municipality of Tianjin, People's Republic of China. Before June 1992, the district was named ''Beijiao District'' (), reflecting its position in the northern suburbs of Tianjin. As the city expanded, it gr ...

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. It shares border with Huangzhuang Subdistrict and Xiazhuzhuang Town to the north, Dazhangzhuang Town to the east, Beicang Town to the south, and Shuangkou Town to the west. It has 54,564 inhabitants as of 2010. The name Shuangjie () came from Shuangjie Village, the seat of the town's government. The village was first established during the

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, and got its name for having two main streets in the early stage of formation.

Geography

Shuangjie Town is situated to the north of Yongdingxin River, with the Grand Canal passing through the west of the town. National Highway 103 also passes through the town.

History

Administrative divisions

At the end of 2022, Shuangjie Town is divided into 24 subdivisions, including 9 residential communities and 15

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 ...

. They are listed as follows:

Communities

* Shuangjie Xin Jiayuan (双街新家园) * Shanghe Huayuan (上河花园) * Junde Huayuan (郡德花园) * Banwan Bandao (半湾半岛) * Chengji Meijing (城际美景) * Jiagu Huating (嘉谷华庭) * Julong Yuan (聚龙园) * Chailou Longyuan (柴楼隆园) * Chailou Xingyuan (柴楼兴园)

Villages

* Xiaojie (小街) * Hangou (汉沟) * Pangju (庞咀) * Huyuan (胡元) * Langyuan (郎元) * Shang Pukou (上蒲口) * Zhangwan (张湾) * Yangdi (杨堤) * Chailou (柴楼) * Shuangjie Cun (双街村) * Xia Pukou (下蒲口) * Shazhuang (沙庄) * Xia Xinzhuang (下辛庄) * Xi Zhaozhuang (西赵庄) * Changzhuang (常庄)

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