Tianjin

: Tianjin is also the name of an asteroid, see 2209 Tianjin

Administrative divisions

Tianjin is divided into 18 county-level divisions, including 15 districts and 3 counties.

Related Topics:
County-level divisions - Districts - Counties

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Six of the districts govern the urban area of Tianjin:

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• Heping District (Simplified Chinese: 和平区; Hanyu Pinyin: Hèpíng Qū)
• Hexi District (河西区 Héxī Qū)
• Hebei District (河北区 Héběi Qū)
• Nankai District (南开区 Nánkāi Qū)
• Hedong District (河东区 Hédōng Qū)
• Hongqiao District (红桥区 Hōngqiáo Qū)

Three of the districts govern towns and harbours along the seacoast:

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• Tanggu District (塘沽区 Tánggū Qū)
• Hangu District (汉沽区 Hàngū Qū)
• Dagang District (大港区 Dàgǎng Qū)

Six of the districts govern satellite towns and rural areas close to the urban center:

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• Jinnan District (津南区 Jīnnán Qū)
• Dongli District (东丽区 Dōnglì Qū)
• Xiqing District (西青区 Xīqīng Qū)
• Beichen District (北辰区 Běichén Qū)
• Baodi District (宝坻区 Bǎodǐ Qū) — Baodi County before 2001
• Wuqing District (武清区 Wǔqīng Qū) — Wuqing County before 2000

The three counties govern towns and rural areas further away from the urban center:

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• Ji County (蓟县 Jì Xiàn)
• Jinghai County (静海县 Jìnghǎi Xiàn)
• Ninghe County (宁河县 Nínghé Xiàn)

In addition, the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Area (TEDA) is not a formal level of administration, but nevertheless enjoys rights similar to a regular district.

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These districts and counties are further subdivided, as of December 31, 2004, into 240 township-level divisions, including 120 towns, 18 townships, 2 ethnic townships and 100 subdistricts.

Related Topics:
December 31 - 2004 - Township-level divisions - Town - Township - Ethnic township - Subdistrict

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