Beilin District (simplified Chinese: 碑林; traditional Chinese: 碑林; pinyin: Bēilín Qū) is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, Northwest China. It is named after the well-known Xi'an Stele Forest, and Small Wild Goose Pagoda is also located in the district. The smallest, but most densely populated,[2] of Xi'an's county-level divisions, it borders the districts of Xincheng to the northeast, Yanta to the south, and Lianhu to the northwest.

Beilin
碑林区
Coordinates: 34°14′55″N 108°57′28″E / 34.2487°N 108.9579°E / 34.2487; 108.9579[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Sub-provincial cityXi'an
Area
 • Total23.37 km2 (9.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total734,000
 • Density26,298.54/km2 (68,112.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
710000
Xi'an district map
Subdivisions of Xi'an, Shaanxi
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Districts
1 Xincheng
2 Beilin
3 Lianhu
4 Baqiao
5 Weiyang
6 Yanta
7 Yanliang
8 Lintong
9 Chang'an
13 Gaoling
Counties
10 Lantian
11 Zhouzhi
12 Huyi

History

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The area around the present district was organized as Xianning County (simplified Chinese: 咸宁; traditional Chinese: 咸寜; pinyin: Xiánníng Xiàn; lit. 'Completely Peaceful County') during the Qing Dynasty. At the time, the name was variously spelled Hien-ning,[3] Hsien-ning,[4] and Hsien-ning-hsien.

Administrative divisions

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As 2020, Beilin District is divided to 8 subdistricts.[5]

Subdistricts

Population

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According to the seventh national census, at 00:00 on November 1, 2020: the resident population of the region was 756,840 people.[6]

Tourist Attractions

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Education

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Beilin district is an important center of Xi'an. There are many educational institutions in Beilin.

University

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High school

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References

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  1. ^ "Beilin" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ a b "西安市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Xi'an Evening News (西安晚报). 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Se-gan Foo" in the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXI.
  4. ^ The Nestorian Monument in China, p. 6.
  5. ^ 2020年统计用区划代码(碑林区) (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  6. ^ "中國: 陕西省 (地级行政、县级行政区) - 人口统计,图表和地图" [China: Shaanxi Province (prefecture-level administration, county-level administration) - demographics, charts and maps]. www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2023-12-30. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
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