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Municipality
  
Beijing

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Local time
  
Friday 5:12 AM

Population (2000)
  
614,821

Area code
  
0010

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Country
  
People's Republic of China

Township-level divisions
  
8 subdistricts 10 towns

District seat
  
Chengbei Subdistrict (城北街道)

Weather
  
2°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 38% Humidity

Colleges and Universities
  
China University of Petrole, China University of Politica, North China Electric P, Central University of Financ, Beijing People's Police Co

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Changping District (simplified Chinese: 昌平区; traditional Chinese: 昌平區; pinyin: Chāngpíng Qū), formerly Changping County (昌平县), is a district situated in the suburbs of northwest Beijing.

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Map of Changping, Beijing, China

Geography

Changping District, covering an area of 1,430 square kilometres (550 sq mi), contains two subdistricts of the city of Changping and 15 towns (five of which are suburbs of Beijing) with total population of 614,821 (2000 census). About 34 km (21 mi) from the city center, Changping is renowned for its numerous scenic spots and tourist facilities, like Datangshan museum. It is rich in natural resources, mineral products, and rural products.

The urban area of Changping (116,961 in subdistricts) has an area of 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) and an estimated population of 130,000. Other major urban areas are Nankou (70,000) and Yangfang (40,000).

Changping District is now connected to the Beijing Subway System via the Changping Line The line terminus is at Changping Xishankou, and the Changping Line connects to Line 8 at Zhuxinzhuang station and Line 13 at Xi'erqi Station.

Administrative divisions

There are 8 subdistricts and 15 towns with 5 towns of which carry the "area" (地区) label in the district:

Features

  • Ming Dynasty Tombs
  • Cloud Platform at Juyong Pass, one of the "three great mountain passes" of the Great Wall of China
  • Triathlon Venue for the Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Qincheng Prison of the Ministry of Public Security (near Xiaotangshan)
  • Wonderland Amusement Park (Beijing)

    • Metro

    Changping is currently served by four metro lines operated by Beijing Subway and one commuter line operated by BCR:

  •      Line 5 - Tiantongyuan North, Tiantongyuan, Tiantongyuan South
  •      Line 8 - Zhuxinzhuang  Changping , Yuzhilu, Pingxifu, Huilongguan Dongdajie, Huoying  13 
  •      Line 13 - Longze, Huilongguan, Huoying
  •      Changping Line - Life Science Park, Zhuxinzhuang  8 , Gonghuacheng, Shahe, Shahe University Park, Nanshao, Beishaowa, Changping Dongguan, Changping, Ming Tombs, Changping Xishankou
  •      BCR Line S2 - Changping Railway, Nankou

    • Colleges and universities

    The China University of Petroleum (Beijing) is in the district.

    Primary and secondary schools

    Public schools:

  • Changping District No. 1 High School (北京市昌平区第一中学)
  • Changping District No. 2 High School (北京市昌平区第二中学)

    • Private schools:

  • Beijing Huijia Private School is in Changping District.
  • The Korean International School in Beijing was previously located in Changping District.

    • References

    Changping District Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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