Huairou District
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Huairou 怀柔区 |
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Mutianyu Great Wall
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 Location of Huairou District in Beijing |
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| Coordinates: 40°18′53.928″N 116°37′33.24″E / 40.31498000°N 116.6259000°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Beijing |
| Township-level divisions | 2 subdistricts 12 towns 2 ethnic townships |
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| • Total | 2,557.3 km2 (987.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 296,002 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 0010 |
| Website | bjhr |
Huairou District (simplified Chinese: 怀柔区; traditional Chinese: 懷柔區; pinyin: Huáiróu Qū) is situated in northern Beijing. Huairou District, covering an area of 2,557.3 square kilometres (987.4 sq mi), is divided into 2 subdistricts of the city of Huairou, 12 towns and 2 ethnic rural townships with a population of 296,002 (2000 Census). It is 50 kilometers from the city center (about a 1½ to 2 hour drive); 90 percent of it is mountainous area. Its major agricultural products are chestnuts, walnuts, hawthorns, sweet pears, and apricots.
There are 2 subdistricts, 12 towns with 3 towns of which carry the "area" (地区) label, and 2 ethnic townships in the district:
There is a police station and a school in Shayu (沙峪).
Sancha (三岔) is 6 miles (9.7 km) from Shayu, and a drive from central Beijing to Sancha would take about two hours. There were over 300 people living in Sancha in the 1970s. The Sancha school closed by the early 1990s. By 2001 the population had decreased to 150. That year there were no business operations, including shops and restaurants, in Sancha.
Huairou's urban area (112,662 in township) has an estimated area of 11.5 km2 (4.4 sq mi) and an estimated population of 90,000.
Huairou District is known for being one of the most important water sources in the capital city earmarked for protection. Because of its 69% forest cover, the district is known as the natural "oxygen bar" of Beijing. In addition, it boasts a rich combination of plant, animal and tourism resources. Therefore, Huairou is of great importance to Beijing in ensuring the environmental quality and the ecosystem of the capital city.
The city center of the Huairou District includes a lake with a walking trail and bike trail for recreation. At the top of the trail there is a pagoda overlooking the lake.
Huairou also holds two American fast food restaurants (McDonald's and KFC) and a theater for showing movies in the Chinese language. Chinese food restaurants are plentiful and are not hard to find no matter what part of Huairou one is in.
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