Hedong District, Tianjin
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| Hedong 河东 | |
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| District | |
| 河东区 | |
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| Coordinates: 39°07′47″N 117°15′04″E / 39.12972°N 117.25111°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Tianjin |
| Township-level divisions | 13 subdistricts |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (21 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 730,000 |
| • Density | 19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 300171 |
| Area code(s) | 0022 |
Hedong District (simplified Chinese: 河东区; traditional Chinese: 河東區; pinyin: Hédōng Qū) is located at the heart of the municipality of Tianjin, People's Republic of China. Its name literally means "east of the river", referring to its location east of the Hai River. Parts of the district were once part of the Russian Concession during the colonial period in the early 20th Century. Hedong District hosts Tianjin Railway Station, Tianjin Customs House and General Mail Office of Tianjin. It also hosts Tianjin Conservatory of Music and Tianjin Polytechnic University (which used to be a branch of Tianjin University, the oldest university of China).
Administrative divisions
There are 13 subdistricts in the district:[1]
- Dawangzhuang Subdistrict (大王庄街道), Dazhigu Subdistrict (大直沽街道), Zhongshanmen Subdistrict (中山门街道), Fumin Road Subdistrict (富民路街道), Erhaoqiao Subdistrict (二号桥街道), Chunhua Subdistrict (春华街道), Tangjiakou Subdistrict (唐家口街道), Xiangyanglou Subdistrict (向阳楼街道), Changzhou Street Subdistrict (常州道街道), Shanghang Road Subdistrict (上杭路街道), Lushan Street Subdistrict (鲁山道街道), Dongxin Subdistrict (东新街道), hTiechang Subdistrict (铁厂街道)
Education
Universities
- Tianjin Conservatory of Music
- Tianjin Polytechnic
High Schools
- Number Seven High School
- High School Attached to Conservatory of Music
- No. 32 High School
Primary Schools
- Hedong Experimental Primary School
- Hedong First Center Primary School
Culture and leisure
Cultural Interests
- Tianjin Railway Station
- Tianjin Custom House
- General Mail Office of Tianjin
- Hedong Library
- Music Street
Parks
- Second Palace Park
- Hedong Park
- Riverside (Hebin) Park
Hospitals
- Tianjin First Center Hospital (Dong Yuan)
- Tianjin Third Center Hospital
- Tianjin Fragrant Hill Hospital
References
- ↑ "2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：河东区" (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
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