Hongqiao District

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Hongqiao 红桥
District
红桥区
Location of Hongqiao District in Tianjin
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Tianjin
Area
• Total	21.3 km² (8.2 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	531,526
• Density	25,000/km² (65,000/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	300171
Area code(s)	0022

Hongqiao District (simplified Chinese: 红桥区; traditional Chinese: 紅橋區; pinyin: Hóngqiáo Qū) is a district in the city of Tianjin, China. The name of the district derives from the name of a bridge - Dahong Bridge (大红桥, lit. big red bridge) - on the Ziya River, a tributary of Hai River.

External links

Official site (Chinese)

v t e Municipality of Tianjin

History Politics Economy Transport TEDA

Districts	Heping Hexi Hebei Nankai Hedong Hongqiao Binhai Jinnan Dongli Xiqing Beichen Baodi Wuqing

Counties	Ji County Jinghai Ninghe

Defunct divisions	Dagang Hangu Tanggu

See also: List of administrative divisions of Tianjin

Coordinates: 39°10′11″N 117°09′07″E / 39.1697°N 117.152°E / 39.1697; 117.152

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