Gaobeidian
高碑店市 | |
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Coordinates: 39°19′37″N 115°52′26″E / 39.327°N 115.874°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hebei |
Prefecture-level city | Baoding |
Area | |
• County-level city | 620.0 km2 (239.4 sq mi) |
• Urban | 36.80 km2 (14.21 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• County-level city | 588,000 |
• Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
• Urban | 141,600 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 074000 |
Area code | 0312 |
Licence plate prefixes | 冀F |
Website | gbd |
Gaobeidian (Chinese: 高碑店; pinyin: Gāobēidiàn) is a county-level city in central Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Baoding Prefecture-level city. Gaobeidian has 4 subdistricts, 6 towns, and 4 townships, and a total of 442 villages.[2] It is 82 kilometres (51 mi) south of Beijing and 68 kilometres (42 mi) north of Baoding.
Gaobeidian City was long known as Xincheng County (simplified Chinese: 新城县; traditional Chinese: 新城縣; pinyin: Xīnchéng Xiàn). In 1993, its name was changed to Gaobeidian City.