Hedong District, Tianjin

Hedong
河东区
District
Coordinates: 39°07′47″N 117°15′04″E / 39.12972°N 117.25111°E / 39.12972; 117.25111
Country People's Republic of China
Municipality Tianjin
Township-level divisions 13 subdistricts
Area
  Total 39 km2 (15 sq mi)
Elevation 6 m (21 ft)
Population (2010)
  Total 730,000
  Density 19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 300171
Area code(s) 0022
Tianjin district map
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     Core districts
See inset
1 Heping
2 Hedong
3 Hexi
4 Nankai
5 Hebei
6 Hongqiao
     Suburbs
7 Dongli
8 Xiqing
9 Jinnan
10 Beichen
     Binhai and      Rural
13 Binhai 14 Ninghe
11 Wuqing 15 Jinghai
12 Baodi 16 Ji Co.

Hedong District (simplified Chinese: 河东区; traditional Chinese: 河東區; pinyin: Hédōng Qū) is located at the heart of the municipality of Tianjin, People's Republic of China. Its name literally means "east of the river", referring to its location east of the Hai River. Parts of the district were once part of the Russian Concession during the colonial period in the early 20th Century. Hedong District hosts Tianjin Railway Station, Tianjin Customs House and General Mail Office of Tianjin. It also hosts Tianjin Conservatory of Music and Tianjin Polytechnic University (which used to be a branch of Tianjin University, the oldest university of China).

Administrative divisions

There are 13 subdistricts in the district:[1]

Education

Universities

High Schools

Primary Schools

Culture and leisure

Cultural Interests

Parks

Hospitals


References

  1. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:河东区 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-08-08.


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