Huairou Town

Huairou Area

怀柔地区
Huairou Town (怀柔镇)
Huairou Area 怀柔地区 Huairou Town (怀柔镇)
Area & Town
	Commemorative Park of the Fourth World Conference on Women, 2020
	Location of Huairou Area in Huairou District
	Huairou Area Huairou Area
	Coordinates: 40°18′12″N 116°37′58″E / 40.30333°N 116.63278°E
Country	China
Municipality	Beijing
District	Huairou
Village-level Divisions	2 communities; 18 villages
Area
• Total	59.73 km2 (23.06 sq mi)
Elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Population (2020)
• Total	41,990
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	101422
Area code	010

Huairou Area (simplified Chinese: 怀柔地区; traditional Chinese: 懷柔地區; pinyin: Huáiróu Dìqū), or Huairou Town, is an area and a town situated in the southern portion of Huairou District, Beijing, China. It borders Yanqi Town in the north, Beifang Town in the east, Yangsong and Miaocheng Towns in the south, Qiaozi and Bohai Towns in the west, and contains Quanhe and Longshan Subdistricts within. In 2020, its population was 41,990.^[1]

Its name Huairou came from Classic of Poetry, with the original meaning of "Solicit Comfort". It was first used as a name for this region during the Tang dynasty.^[2]

^ "北京市怀柔区第七次全国人口普查公报_重点工作_怀柔区人民政府网站". www.bjhr.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
^ 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.

[1] "北京市怀柔区第七次全国人口普查公报_重点工作_怀柔区人民政府网站". www.bjhr.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-24.

[:0-2] 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.

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