Yinghai, Beijing

Yinghai Area
瀛海地区
Yinghai Town(瀛海镇)
Headquarter of Sanyuan Group within Yinghai, 2020
Location of Yinghai Area within Daxing District
Yinghai Area
Yinghai Area
Coordinates: 39°45′41″N 116°26′35″E / 39.76139°N 116.44306°E / 39.76139; 116.44306
CountryChina
MunicipalityBeijing
DistrictDaxing
Village-level Divisions19 communities
1 industrial area
Area
  Total
18.38 km2 (7.10 sq mi)
Elevation
37 m (121 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
102,463
  Density5,600/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
102676
Area code010

Yinghai Area (simplified Chinese: 瀛海地区; traditional Chinese: 瀛海地區; pinyin: Yínghǎi Dìqū), or Yinghai Town, is an area and a town of Daxing District, Beijing, located between the 5th and 6th Ring Roads. As of 2020, it has 102,463 inhabitants under its administration.

In 1902, Qing government established wasteland cultivation program within the region. The settlement here was named Yinghaizhuang, and it was taken from a combination of Yingzhou, the place where settlers came from; and Haizili, the name of this region at the time. Later it was shorten to Yinghai.