Huairou Town

Huairou Area (simplified Chinese: 怀柔地区; traditional Chinese: 懷柔地區; pinyin: Huáiróu Dìqū), or Huairou Town, is an area and a town situated in the southern portion of Huairou District, Beijing, China. It borders Yanqi Town in the north, Beifang Town in the east, Yangsong and Miaocheng Towns in the south, Qiaozi and Bohai Towns in the west, and contains Quanhe and Longshan Subdistricts within. In 2020, its population was 41,990.^[1]

Huairou Area 怀柔地区 Huairou Town (怀柔镇)
Area & Town
Commemorative Park of the Fourth World Conference on Women, 2020
Location of Huairou Area in Huairou District
Huairou Area Show map of Beijing Huairou Area Show map of China
Coordinates: 40°18′12″N 116°37′58″E
Country	China
Municipality	Beijing
District	Huairou
Village-level Divisions	2 communities 18 villages
Area
• Total	59.73 km2 (23.06 sq mi)
Elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	41,990
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	101422
Area code	010

Its name Huairou came from Classic of Poetry, with the original meaning of "Solicit Comfort". It was first used as a name for this region during the Tang dynasty.^[2]

History

Timeline of Huairou Area^[2]

Year	Status	Under
1950 - 1956	Chengguan Town	Huairou County, Hebei
1956 - 1957	Chengguan Town Yanggechang Township Liugechang Township
1957 - 1958	Chengguan Town Liugechang Township
1958 - 1959	Bayi People's Commune	Huairou County, Beijing
1959 - 1960	Chengguan People's Commune
1960 - 1961	Chengguan People's Commune Wanghua People's Commune
1961 - 1965	Chengguan People's Commune
1965 - 1979	Chengguan People's Commune Chengguan Town
1979 - 1980	Zhongfule People's Commune Chengguan Town
1980 - 1983	Chengguan People's Commune Chengguan Town
1983 - 1990	Chengguan Township Chengguan Town
1990 - 2001	Huairou Town
2001 - 2002		Huairou District, Beijing
2002 - present	Huairou Area (Huairou Town)

Administrative divisions

In 2021, Huairou Area had direct jurisdiction over of 20 subdivisions, in which 2 were communities and 18 were villages:^[3]

Subdisvision Names	Name Transliterations	Type
红螺家园	Hongluo Jiayuan	Community
滨河馨居	Binhe Xinju	Community
石厂	Shichang	Village
葛各庄	Gegezhuang	Village
唐自口	Tangzikou	Village
张各长	Zhanggechang	Village
王化	Wanghua	Village
大屯	Datun	Village
大中富乐	Da Zhongfule	Village
刘各长	Liugechang	Village
东四村	Dongsicun	Village
芦庄	Luzhuang	Village
红螺镇	Hongluozhen	Village
西三村	Xisancun	Village
甘涧峪	Ganjianyu	Village
郭家坞	Guojiawu	Village
红军庄	Hongjunzhuang	Village
孟庄	Mengzhuang	Village
兴隆庄	Xinglongzhuang	Village
卧龙岗	Wolonggang	Village

Landmark

• Hongluo Temple

Gallery

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  Hongluo Temple, 2009
• 
  Entrance to Huairou Reservoir, 2018

See also

• List of township-level divisions of Beijing

References

1. "北京市怀柔区第七次全国人口普查公报_重点工作_怀柔区人民政府网站". www.bjhr.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
2. 李立国; 李万钧; 吴世民, eds. (2013). 中华人民共和国政区大典, 北京市卷. Beijing: 中国社会出版社. ISBN 978-7-5087-4058-4. OCLC 910451741.
3. "2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-24.