Baoding

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Basic data
Greater Region: North china
Province : Hebei
Status: District-free city
Subdivision: 3 city districts, 18 districts, 4 independent cities
Residents : 11,634 million (2016)
Area : 22,159 km²
Location in China

Baoding ( Chin.保定市Bǎodìng shì ) is a district-free city in the Hebei Province of the People's Republic of China . It has a history that goes back to the Han Dynasty . Baoding was the capital of Hebei Province until 1958 .

geography

Baoding satellite image

Baoding is on the railway line between Beijing and Shijiazhuang . The city has a total of almost 11.6 million inhabitants (2016) on an area of ​​22,159 km², of which 1,257,843 (2010) are in the three districts of Xinshi, Beishi and Nanshi. The annual rainfall is 570 mm, the average temperature 12.0 ° C.

Population development of the agglomeration according to the UN

In 2017, almost 1.8 million people lived in the actual urban agglomeration of Baoding.

year population
1950 174,000
1960 264,000
1970 338,000
1980 385,000
1990 560,000
2000 1,070,000
2010 1,571,000
2017 1,847,000

economy

Side street in Baoding

Above all, Yingli Green Energy is internationally known as a manufacturer of ingots , wafers , solar cells and solar modules made of polysilicon . But the automobile manufacturer Zxauto also has its headquarters here. The Tianwei Solarfilms Company, which manufactures solar modules in the thin-film area, is also based there.

The National New Area Xiong'an is to be built in Baoding .

sons and daughters of the town

Administrative structure

Location of Baoding City in Hebei Province

Baoding is made up of three city ​​districts , 18 districts and four independent cities :

  • Xinshi District (新 市区Xīnshì Qū ) - "New Town", seat of the city government
  • Beishi District (北市 区Běishì Qū ) - " North City "
  • Nanshi District (南市区Nánshì Qū ) - "South City"
  • Anxin County (安 新 县)
  • Boye County (博野县)
  • Dingxing County (定兴县)
  • Fuping district (阜平 县)
  • Circle Gaoyang (高阳县)
  • Circle Laishui (涞水县)
  • Laiyuan County (涞源县)
  • Circle Li (蠡县)
  • Mancheng County (满城 县)
  • Qingyuan County (清苑 县)
  • Quyang County (曲阳 县)
  • Rongcheng County (容城县)
  • Circle Shunping (顺 平县)
  • Circle Tang (唐县)
  • District Wangdu (望都县)
  • Xiong County (雄县)
  • Xushui District (徐水县)
  • Circle Yi (易县)

Web links

Commons : Baoding  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. World Urbanization Prospects - Population Division - United Nations. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .

Coordinates: 38 ° 51 '  N , 115 ° 29'  E