Wanping Subdistrict

Wanping Subdistrict
宛平街道
Wanpingcheng Gate as seen from Marco Polo Bridge, 2016
Wanpingcheng Gate as seen from Marco Polo Bridge, 2016
Wanping Subdistrict is located in Beijing
Wanping Subdistrict
Wanping Subdistrict
Wanping Subdistrict is located in China
Wanping Subdistrict
Wanping Subdistrict
Coordinates: 39°51′04″N 116°12′32″E / 39.85111°N 116.20889°E / 39.85111; 116.20889
CountryChina
MunicipalityBeijing
DistrictFengtai
Village-level Divisions11 communities
3 village
Area
 • Total19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total46,208
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
100165
Area code010

Wanping Subdistrict (Chinese: 宛平街道; pinyin: Wǎnpíng Jiēdào), formerly known as Wanpingcheng Area, is a subdistrict in the northern part of Fengtai District, Beijing, China. It borders Lugu Subdistrict to the north, Lugouqiao Subdistrict and Huaxiang Township to the east, Huangcun Township to the south, Changyang Town and Changxindian Town to the west. The subdistrict had a population of 46,208 as of the 2020 census.[1]

The name of the subdistrict came from Wanping, an old city that was first created around here in 1637.[2]

  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. ^ 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.