Hedong District, Tianjin

Hedong 河东区
District
Coordinates: 39°07′47″N 117°15′04″E / 39.12972°N 117.25111°E / 39.12972; 117.25111
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Tianjin
Township-level divisions	13 subdistricts
Area
• Total	39 km2 (15 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (21 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	730,000
• Density	19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	300171
Area code(s)	0022
Tianjin district map	Subdivisions of Tianjin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16      Core districts See inset 1 Heping 2 Hedong 3 Hexi 4 Nankai 5 Hebei 6 Hongqiao      Suburbs 7 Dongli 8 Xiqing 9 Jinnan 10 Beichen      Binhai and      Rural 13 Binhai 14 Ninghe 11 Wuqing 15 Jinghai 12 Baodi 16 Ji Zhou

Hedong District (simplified Chinese: 河东区; traditional Chinese: 河東區; pinyin: Hédōng Qū) is located at the heart of the municipality of Tianjin, People's Republic of China. Its name literally means "east of the river", referring to its location east of the Hai River. Parts of the district were once part of the Russian Concession during the colonial period in the early 20th Century. Hedong District hosts Tianjin Railway Station, Tianjin Customs House and General Mail Office of Tianjin. It also hosts Tianjin Conservatory of Music and Tianjin Polytechnic University (which used to be a branch of Tianjin University, the oldest university of China).

There are 13 subdistricts in the district:

Hedong is currently served by three metro lines operated by Tianjin Metro: