Shuangqiaohe Town (simplified Chinese: 双桥河镇; traditional Chinese: 雙橋河鎮; pinyin: Shuāngqiáohé Zhèn) is a town situated in the northern portion of Jinnan District, Tianjin, China. It shares a border with Jinqiao and Junliangcheng Subdistricts in the north, Wuxia Subdistrict and Gegu Town in the east, Xiaozhan and Beizhakou Towns in the south, as well as Xianshuigu Town in the west.
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Xianshuigu Town is a town in Jinnan District, Tianjin, China. It is located in the south of Jinqiao Subdistrict, west of Gegu Town, north of Beizhakou Town, and east of Xinzhuang Town and Haitang Subdistrict. The town also has an enclave south of Haitang Subdistrict. Its population is 148,602 as of 2010.
The town is recorded as having been a coastal town on the Bay of Bohai around AD 500, but was 18 miles inland by the mid-19th century. Its name Xianshuigu first appeared in record in the year 1377.
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Jinnan District, formerly Nanjiao District is a district of Tianjin, People's Republic of China, located on the western bank of the lower reaches of the Hai River The name of the district literally means "South Tianjin" or "South of Tianjin", explained by its location relative to the urban core of Tianjin.
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Beizhakou Town is a town situated in the center of Jinnan District, Tianjin, China. It borders Haitang Subdistrict and Xianshuigu Town to its north, Shuangqiaohe and Xiaozhan Towns to its east, as well as Balitai Town to its west. It also has an exclave within Balitai Town. The town has a population of 45,741 as of 2010.
In 1875, a division of the Huai Army was stationed in Tianin, and constructed Xuanhui Sluice in the area, where several smaller rivers flow into the Yueya River down south. The Sluice and the surrounding settlement later earned the name "Beizhakou".
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Gegu Town is a town located in the northeastern portion of Jinnan District, Tianjin, China. It borders Hujiayuan and Wuxia Subdistricts to the north, Xincheng Town to the east, Gulin Subdistrict and Xiaozhan Town to the south, and Shuangqiaohe Town to the west. It has a population of 69,023 as of 2010.
The name Gegu can be translated as "Ge's Creek"
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Junliangcheng Station is a station of Line 9 of the Tianjin Metro. It started operations on 28 March 2004.
Its population is determined to be 37,193 as of 2010. The name "Shuangqiaohe" can be literally translated as "Two Bridge River".
