Xiqing District

Xiqing 西青区
District
Coordinates: 39°08′28″N 117°00′32″E / 39.14111°N 117.00889°E / 39.14111; 117.00889Coordinates: 39°08′28″N 117°00′32″E / 39.14111°N 117.00889°E / 39.14111; 117.00889
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Tianjin
Township-level divisions	2 subdistricts 7 towns
Area
• Total	545 km2 (210 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (21 ft)
Population
• Total	330,000
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	300380
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
Website	xq.gov.cn

Xiqing District (simplified Chinese: 西青区; traditional Chinese: 西青區; pinyin: Xīqīng Qū) is a district in Tianjin, People's Republic of China.

The current Xiqing area came into existence in the mid and late Tang Dynasty. In Northern Song (Song Dynasty) period, this area was the border of Song and Liao (Liao Dynasty). In Ming Dynasty, this area was under control of Jinghai County and Wuqing County, Hejian Fu. In Qing Dynasty, it was governed by Tianjin Fu. In 1912, after the founding of Republic of China, this area was named Tianjin County, Zhili Province.

After 1949, it became a special area of Hebei province and Yangliuqing became its center of governance. In 1952, this area became part of Tianjin Municipality. In 1953, it got its name Xijiaoqu (West Suburb). In 1992, it was named Xiqing District.

Xiqing District is located in the southwest of Tianjin Municipality, on the east bordering Hongqiao District, Nankai District, Hexi District, and Jinnan District, to the south across the Duliujian River facing Jinghai District, on the west bordering Wuqing District and Bazhou, Hebei, to the north sharing Ziya River with Beichen District.

There are 2 subdistricts and 7 towns in the district: