Dahongmen Subdistrict
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Dahongmen Subdistrict
大红门街道 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Danbihua Market within the subdistrict, 2024 | |
  Dahongmen Subdistrict  Dahongmen Subdistrict | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′15″N 116°24′03″E / 39.83750°N 116.40083°E | |
| Country | China |
| Municipality | Beijing |
| District | Fengtai |
| Village-level Divisions | 19 communities 2 village |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 177,946 |
| • Density | 19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 100075 |
| Area code | 010 |
Dahongmen Subdistrict (Chinese: 大红门街道; pinyin: Dàhóngmén Jiēdào) is a subdistrict on the east side of Fengtai District, Beijing, China. It borders Xiluoyuan Subdistrict to the north, Xiaohongmen Township to the east, Nanyuan Township to the south, Majiabao Subdistrict to the west, and contains exclaves of Nanyuan Township within. The result of the 2020 Census determined the population to be at 177,946.[1]
This subdistrict's name (Chinese: 大红门; lit. 'Big Red Gate') referred to a former gate of Imperial Garden that once existed in this region during the Ming and Qing dynasty.[2]
| Years | Status |
|---|---|
| Before 1949 | Part of Daxing County |
| 1949 | Part of the 14th District |
| 1957 | Established as Dahongmen Township |
| 1958 | Became part of People's Commune of Nanyuan and transferred under Fengtai District |
| 1960 | Separated from Nanyuan and formed its own People's Commune |
| 1966 | Restructured into Dahongmen Subdistrict |