Beijiao
北滘镇
Town
The Tanzhou International Convention & Exhibition Center [zh], located within Beijiao
The Tanzhou International Convention & Exhibition Center [zh], located within Beijiao
Location of Beijiao in Shunde
Location of Beijiao in Shunde
Beijiao is located in Guangdong
Beijiao
Beijiao
Map showing Beijiao in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°55′31″N 113°12′24″E / 22.925275°N 113.20673°E / 22.925275; 113.20673 22°55′31″N 113°12′24″E / 22.925275°N 113.20673°E / 22.925275; 113.20673
CountryChina
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityFoshan
DistrictShunde
Area
[1]
 • Total92.11 km2 (35.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total420,000

Beijiao (simplified Chinese: 北滘镇; traditional Chinese: 北滘鎮; pinyin: Běijiào Zhèn) is a town in the district of Shunde, in the prefecture-level city of Foshan, Guangdong, China.[2] The town covers an area of 92.11 square kilometres (35.56 sq mi).[1] Per a 2020 publication by the government of Shunde District, Beijiao has a permanent population of about 420,000 people;[3] Beijiao has a hukou population of 150,695 as of 2018.[1]

Administrative divisions

The town is divided into 10 residential communities and 10 administrative villages.[4]

Residential communities

Administrative villages

Economy

As of 2019, Beijiao's GDP was ¥64.5 billion, and grew at 7.3% annual rate.[3] The town exported ¥83 billion worth of goods.[3] Beijiao's tax revenue in 2019 totaled ¥14.03 billion.[3]

The headquarters of Midea Group and Country Garden are both located in Beijiao.[3][5] DJI also has a presence in the city.[3]

Near Beijiao, there is the static inverter plant of HVDC Tianshengqiao-I Dam.[citation needed]

Healthcare

The town has a hospital.[3]

Transportation

Bijiang railway station, 2011

Road

The Foshan First Ring Expressway [zh] runs through Beijiao.[3]

Rail

The town has two stations on the Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway: Beijiao Station and Bijiang Station.[3] Beijiao is also currently served by two metro lines, Guangzhou Metro Line 7 and Foshan Metro Line 3. Foshan Metro Line 11 is currently approved for construction and the Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railway is under construction.

Port

The town has a port, which processes about 330,000 containers annually.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c 中国县域统计年鉴·2019（乡镇卷） (in Chinese). Beijing: 中国统计出版社, 国家统计局农村社会经济调查司. May 2020. p. 391. ISBN 9787503791390.
  2. ^ 2020年统计用区划代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 北滘镇概况 [Beijiao Town Overview] (in Chinese). Foshan Shunde District People's Government. 2020-03-18. Archived from the original on 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  4. ^ 2020年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  5. ^ "Contact Us". Midea Group. Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
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