Yinghai, Beijing

Yinghai Area
瀛海地区
Yinghai Town(瀛海镇)
Headquarter of Sanyuan Group within Yinghai, 2020
Headquarter of Sanyuan Group within Yinghai, 2020
Location of Yinghai Area within Daxing District
Location of Yinghai Area within Daxing District
Yinghai Area is located in Beijing
Yinghai Area
Yinghai Area
Yinghai Area is located in China
Yinghai Area
Yinghai Area
Coordinates: 39°45′41″N 116°26′35″E / 39.76139°N 116.44306°E / 39.76139; 116.44306
CountryChina
MunicipalityBeijing
DistrictDaxing
Village-level Divisions19 communities
1 industrial area
Area
 • Total18.38 km2 (7.10 sq mi)
Elevation
37 m (121 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total102,463
 • Density5,600/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
102676
Area code010

Yinghai Area (simplified Chinese: 瀛海地区; traditional Chinese: 瀛海地區; pinyin: Yínghǎi Dìqū), or Yinghai Town, is an area and a town of Daxing District, Beijing,[1] located between the 5th and 6th Ring Roads. As of 2020, it has 102,463 inhabitants under its administration.[2]

In 1902, Qing government established wasteland cultivation program within the region. The settlement here was named Yinghaizhuang, and it was taken from a combination of Yingzhou, the place where settlers came from; and Haizili, the name of this region at the time. Later it was shorten to Yinghai.[3]

  1. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:大兴区 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  2. ^ "北京市大兴区第七次全国人口普查公报". www.bjdx.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  3. ^ 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.