Pingguoyuan Subdistrict, Beijing

Pingguoyuan Subdistrict
苹果园街道
Apple Garden No. Six over Yangzhuang station in the subdistrict, 2021
Apple Garden No. Six over Yangzhuang station in the subdistrict, 2021
Pingguoyuan Subdistrict is located in Beijing
Pingguoyuan Subdistrict
Pingguoyuan Subdistrict
Pingguoyuan Subdistrict is located in China
Pingguoyuan Subdistrict
Pingguoyuan Subdistrict
Coordinates: 39°55′39″N 116°10′46″E / 39.92750°N 116.17944°E / 39.92750; 116.17944
CountryChina
MunicipalityBeijing
DistrictShijingshan
Village-level Divisions21 communities
Area
 • Total13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total97,543
 • Density7,100/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
100043
Area code010

Pingguoyuan Subdistrict (Chinese: 苹果园街道; pinyin: Píngguǒyuán Jiēdào) is a subdistrict on the center of Shijingshan District, Beijing, China. It borders Sijiqing Township in its northeast, Bajiao and Gucheng Subdistricts in its south, as well as Jindingjie and Wulituo Subdistricts in its west. It is home to 97,543 residents as of 2020.[1]

The subdistrict was named Pingguoyuan (Chinese: 苹果园; lit. 'Apple Orchard') for an orchard that used to exist in the area in Ming Dynasty.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "China: Bĕijīng Municipal Province". CityPopulation.de. Citing: China National Bureau of Statistics (web), Bureaus of Statistics in Beijing (web). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. ^ "地铁6号线西延线地名故事多 苹果园曾为明代果园 廖公庄原来是太监村".
  3. ^ "风水宝地苹果园".
  4. ^ 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.