Yinghai, Beijing
Yinghai Area
瀛海地区 Yinghai Town(瀛海镇) | |
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Headquarter of Sanyuan Group within Yinghai, 2020 | |
Location of Yinghai Area within Daxing District | |
| Coordinates: 39°45′41″N 116°26′35″E / 39.76139°N 116.44306°E | |
| Country | China |
| Municipality | Beijing |
| District | Daxing |
| Village-level Divisions | 19 communities 1 industrial area |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.38 km2 (7.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 102,463 |
| • Density | 5,600/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 102676 |
| Area code | 010 |
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.