Shuangkou 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 on the western side 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 is located in the south of Huangzhuang Subdistrict and Chenju Town, southwest of
Shuangjie and
Beicang Towns, west of Qingguang Town, north of
Yangliuqing Town, as well as east of Wangqingtuo and Chagugang Towns. According to the 2010 Chinese Census, it has a population of 63,999.
The name Shuangkou () came into existence in the
Qing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...
, and was given for the settlement's location at the intersection of two waterways: Zhujiadian and Yedian.
Geography
Shuangkou Town is located on the northern bank of
Ziya River, with Zhonghong Ancient Channel passing through the town. The town is connected to the
National Highway 112.
History
Administrative divisions
As of 2022, Shuangkou Town covers these 21
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 ...
:
* Shuangkou Yicun (双口一村)
* Shuangkou Ercun (双口二村)
* Shuangkou Sancun (双口三村)
* Anguang (安光)
* Houbao (后堡)
* Qian Dingzhuang (前丁庄)
* Hou Dingzhuang (后丁庄)
* Ping'an Zhuang (平安庄)
* Shang Hetou (上河头)
* Zhong Hetou(中河头)
* Xia Hetou (下河头)
* Dongdi Cun (东堤村)
* Yanghe (杨河)
* Chafangzi (岔房子)
* Xianhe Yicun (线河一村)
* Xianhe Ercun (线河二村)
* Shuanghe (双河)
* Qianbao (前堡)
* Xubao (徐堡)
* Hebao (郝堡)
* Zhaoquan (赵圈)
See also
*
List of township-level divisions of Tianjin
This is a list of Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China#Township level, township-level divisions of the municipality of Tianjin, People's Republic of China (PRC). After Province-level divisions of the People's Republic of Chin ...
References
{{Subdivisions of Beichen District, Tianjin
Towns in Tianjin
Beichen District