Gaobeidian
Gaobeidian
高碑店市 | |
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Location of Gaobeidian in Baoding | |
Location of Baoding in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 39°19′37″N 115°52′26″E / 39.327°N 115.874°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Baoding |
| Area | |
| 620.0 km2 (239.4 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 36.80 km2 (14.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| 588,000 | |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 141,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 074000 |
| Area code | 0312 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 冀F |
| Website | gbd |
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Gaobeidian (Chinese: 高碑店; pinyin: Gāobēidiàn) is a county-level city in central Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Baoding Prefecture-level city. Gaobeidian has 4 subdistricts, 6 towns, and 4 townships, and a total of 442 villages. It is 82 kilometres (51 mi) south of Beijing and 68 kilometres (42 mi) north of Baoding.
Gaobeidian City was long known as Xincheng County (simplified Chinese: 新城县; traditional Chinese: 新城縣; pinyin: Xīnchéng Xiàn). In 1993, its name was changed to Gaobeidian City.