Zhongcang Subdistrict

Zhongcang Subdistrict
中仓街道
Jinghang Grand Canal that passes through the subdistrict, 2021
Jinghang Grand Canal that passes through the subdistrict, 2021
Zhongcang Subdistrict is located in Beijing
Zhongcang Subdistrict
Zhongcang Subdistrict
Zhongcang Subdistrict is located in China
Zhongcang Subdistrict
Zhongcang Subdistrict
Coordinates: 39°54′10″N 116°39′27″E / 39.90278°N 116.65750°E / 39.90278; 116.65750
CountryChina
MunicipalityBeijing
DistrictTongzhou
Village-level Divisions13 communities
Area
 • Total3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total66,803
 • Density19,000/km2 (50,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
101100
Area code010

Zhongcang Subdistrict (simplified Chinese: 中仓街道; traditional Chinese: 中倉街道; pinyin: Zhōngcāng Jiēdào) is a subdistrict and the seat of Tongzhou District, Beijing. It borders Xinhua Subdistrict to its north, Tongyun Subdistrict to its east, Yuqian Subdistrict to its south, and Beiyuan Subdistrict to its west. As of 2020, it had 66,903 people residing under its administration.[1]

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, this region had an imperial granary for keeping foods transported through the Grand Canal, and as a result the region began to be known as Zhongcang (Chinese: 中仓; lit. 'Central Granary').[2]

  1. ^ "北京市通州区第七次全国人口普查公报" (PDF). www.bjtzh.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  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.