Huaibei, Beijing


Huaibei Town is a town located inside of Huairou District, Beijing, China. It borders Liulimiao and Shicheng Towns to its north, Xitiangezhuang Town to its east, Beifang Town to its south, and Yanqi Town to its west. According to the 2020 Chinese Census, the town had 22,487 people residing under its administration. The name of this town was taken from Huairoubei Railway Station within the town, and it literally means "Huai North".

History

Below is a table listing the historical divisions of the town. Before 1948, the region was divided north and south along the Great Wall of China, so the table will list the designation of land north of Great Wall above that of the south:
TimeStatusBelonged to
Ming dynastyDoyan Bag, Northern Yuan
Ming dynastyHuairou County, Shuntian Prefecture
Qing dynastyLuanping County, Chengde Prefecture
Qing dynastyHuairou County, Shuntian Prefecture
1912 - 1948Luanping County, Rehe Special District
1912 - 1948Huairou County, Capital Area
1948 - 19495th District
6th District		Huairou County, Capital Area
1949 - 19565th DistrictHuairou County, Hebei
1956 - 1958Majiafen Township
Hefangkou Township		Huairou County, Hebei
1958 - 1959Under Dongfeng People's CommuneHuairou County, Beijing
1959 - 1961Under Chengguan People's CommuneHuairou County, Beijing
1961 - 1983Xizhuang People's CommuneHuairou County, Beijing
1983 - 1990Xizhuang TownshipHuairou County, Beijing
1990 - 2001Huaibei TownHuairou County, Beijing
2001–presentHuaibei TownHuairou District, Beijing

This town is where the 2016 Creative Commons Asia Pacific Regional Meeting was hosted.

Administrative divisions

As of the time in writing, Huaibei Town is subdivided into 11 divisions, consisted of 1 community and 10 villages:
Subdivision namesName transliterationType
怀北铁路Huaibei TieluCommunity
西庄XizhuangVillage
东庄DongzhuangVillage
怀北庄HuaibeizhuangVillage
龙各庄LonggezhuangVillage
神山ShenshanVillage
邓各庄DenggezhuangVillage
大水峪DashuiyuVillage
河防口HefangkouVillage
椴树岭DuanshulingVillage
新峰XinfengVillage