Hujialou Subdistrict
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Hujialou Subdistrict
呼家楼街道 | |
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 China Central Television Headquarter within the subdistrict, 2013 | |
  Hujialou Subdistrict  Hujialou Subdistrict | |
| Coordinates: 39°55′11″N 116°27′29″E / 39.91972°N 116.45806°E | |
| Country | China |
| Municipality | Beijing |
| District | Chaoyang |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 53,018 |
| • Density | 19,000/km2 (49,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 100026 |
| Area code | 010 |
Hujialou Subdistrict (Chinese: 呼家楼街道; pinyin: Hūjiālóu Jiēdào) is a subdistrict of Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. It is located south of Sanlitun and Tuanjiehu Subdistricts, west of Balizhuang Subdistrict, north of Jianwai Subdistrict, and east of Chaowai Subdistrict. The 2020 population of the subdistrict was 50,318.[1]
This area used to be called Huanggufen (Chinese: 皇姑坟; lit. 'tomb of royal aunt'), as for which royalty was buried here is unknown. Around the end of Qing dynasty, A family with the surname Hu constructed a prominent building that can be seen from afar, and as time went on, Hujialou (Chinese: 呼家楼; lit. 'Building of Hu family') became the name of this area.[2]