Tanggu District

A dragonboat race in Tanggu.

Tanggu District (Chinese: 塘沽区; pinyin: Tánggū Qū) was a district in the Tianjin municipality on the coast of north China, now part of the Binhai New Area. It is on the Hai River where it enters the Bohai Sea, and is a port for Tianjin, which is about 30 miles (48 km) upriver. The Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area is within the city limits and oversees the construction of a bridge.

The Tanggu Truce was signed in Tanggu.

Administrative divisions

• Subdistricts
  • Xincun^{[n 1]}
  • Jiefanglu^{[n 2]}
  • Sanhuailu^{[n 3]}
  • Xingang^{[n 4]}
  • Hangzhoudao^{[n 5]}
  • Xinhe^{[n 6]}
  • Xiangyang^{[n 7]}
  • Dagu^{[n 8]}
  • Beitang
  • Hujiayuan^{[n 9]}
• Town:
  • Xincheng

See also

• Port of Tianjin

Notes

1. s 新村, p Xīncūn.
2. s 解放路, p Jiěfànglù.
3. s 三槐路, p Sānhuáilù.
4. s 新港, p Xīngǎng.
5. s 杭州道, p Hángzhōudào.
6. s 新河, p Xīnhé.
7. s 向阳, p Xiàngyáng.
8. s 大沽, p Dàgū.
9. s 胡家园, p Hújiāyuán.

External links

• Official website of Tanggu District Government

Coordinates: 38°59′50.60″N 117°40′28.20″E / 38.9973889°N 117.6745000°E